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He loosensפִּתֵּחַthe restraintמוּסַרof kings,מְלָכִיםand bindsוַיֶּאְסֹרa beltאֵזוֹרon their loins.בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם
Job 12:18
Study it in the app“He loosens the restraint of kings, and binds a belt on their loins.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 12:18, word by word
- He loosensפִּתֵּחַpiteach
set free
To free a prisoner, or remove a load.
Where else “piteach” appears- the restraintמוּסַרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- of kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- and bindsיֶּאְסֹרyesor
bind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “yesor” appears- a beltאֵזוֹרezor
belt, band
A belt, a sash: a band tied around the waist.
Where else “ezor” appears- on their loinsמָתְנֵיmatne
waist, loins
Waist, loins.
Where else “matne” appears
Translation note
“The restraint of kings”: what kings impose on others. “Binds a belt on their loins”: probably the prisoner’s rope.
The context
17He makes counselors walk barefoot, and judges he drives mad.
18 · This verse (above)
19He makes priests walk barefoot, and the firm he subverts.