Job 12:18-19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Job 12:19

Joshua 10:24, Joshua 10:42, 1 Samuel 17:45, 1 Samuel 17:46, Isaiah 37:36-Zechariah :, Isaiah 45:1, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:19-Ecclesiastes : Reciprocal: Judges 4:17 - fled Job 34:19 - princes Daniel 2:47 - a Lord 1 Corinthians 2:6 - of the read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Job 12:18

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.Looseth — He freeth them from that wherewith they bind their subjects to obedience, their power and authority, and that majesty which God stamps upon kings, to keep their people in awe.Girdeth — He reduces them to a mean and servile condition; which is thus expressed, because servants did use to gird up their garments (that after the manner of those parts were loose and long) that they might be fitter for attendance upon their... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 12:18

18. Bond of kings The bond or fetter with which they bound their subjects. Girdeth their loins Literally, Binds a (girdle) fetter upon their loins. An instance of like retribution. The tyrannical binder of his subjects is himself bound with a captive’s cord. History is full of instances of such sad vicissitudes of fate. With no class of society has fortune been a more “fickle goddess” (so called) than with monarchs. The wreck of thrones, on the other hand, is an unceasing... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 12:19

Second double strophe, Job 12:19-25. a. This wisdom confounds and overwhelms the best as well as the mightiest of the earth. Job 12:19-21. 19. Princes The Hebrew also means priests. They who wait on God’s altars are not exempt from a similar doom. In many ancient states priests were held in esteem quite equal to that of the sovereign. Sometimes, as with Melchisedek, Jethro, and the Assyrians, the two characters of priest and prince were blended together in the same person. The mighty ... read more

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Job 12:19

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Job 12:18

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 12:18

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Job 12:19

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