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Job 12:21
Pouring contempt upon nobles, and, the girdle of the mighty, hath He loosed:
Job 12:21 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
Job 12:21 in other translations
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong.
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In context
18 The fetters of kings, He looseth, or hath bound a slave’s waistcloth about their loins:
19 Who leadeth away priests [as] a spoil, and, men firmly seated, He overturneth:
20 Setting aside the speech of the trusty, and, the discernment of elders, He taketh away:
21 Pouring contempt upon nobles, and, the girdle of the mighty, hath He loosed:
22 Laying open deep things, out of darkness, and bringing out to light, the death-shade:
23 Who giveth greatness to nations, or destroyeth them, Who spreadeth out nations, or leadeth them into exile:
24 Who taketh away the sense of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and hath caused them to wander in a pathless waste:
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