King James Version
Job 12:21 in the King James Version says “He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. weakeneth: or, looseth the girdle of the str...” — study this verse from Job chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. weakeneth: or, looseth the girdle of the strong”
Job 12:21 · KJV
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. speech: Heb. lip of the faithful
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. weakeneth: or, looseth the girdle of the strong
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in
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“He poureth”
H8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon princes”
H5081properly, voluntary, i.e., generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)
“of the mighty”
H650properly, containing, i.e., a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero
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