Job 12:18
Job 12:13-25 The Message (MSG)
“True wisdom and real power belong to God; from him we learn how to live, and also what to live for. If he tears something down, it’s down for good; if he locks people up, they’re locked up for good. If he holds back the rain, there’s a drought; if he lets it loose, there’s a flood. Strength and success belong to God; both deceived and deceiver must answer to him. He strips experts of their vaunted credentials, exposes judges as witless fools. He divests kings of their royal garments, then ties a rag around their waists. He strips priests of their robes, and fires high officials from their jobs. He forces trusted sages to keep silence, deprives elders of their good sense and wisdom. He dumps contempt on famous people, disarms the strong and mighty. He shines a spotlight into caves of darkness, hauls deepest darkness into the noonday sun. He makes nations rise and then fall, builds up some and abandons others. He robs world leaders of their reason, and sends them off into no-man’s-land. They grope in the dark without a clue, lurching and staggering like drunks.”
Job 12:18 King James Version (KJV)
He looseth the bond of kings, And girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Job 12:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle.
Job 12:18 New Century Version (NCV)
He takes off chains that kings put on and puts a garment on their bodies.
Job 12:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.
Job 12:18 New International Version (NIV)
He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
Job 12:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
He loosens the bonds of kings, And binds their waist with a belt.
Job 12:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a loincloth.