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He poursשׁוֹפֵךְcontemptבּוּזonעַלnobles,נְדִיבִיםand loosensוּ רִפָּהthe beltמְזִיחַof the strong.אֲפִיקִים
Job 12:21
Study it in the app“He pours contempt on nobles, and loosens the belt of the strong.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 12:21, word by word
- He poursשׁוֹפֵךְshofech
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shofech” appears- contemptבּוּזbuz
contempt
Contempt, scorn.
Where else “buz” appears- noblesנְדִיבִיםnedivim
noble
A man of rank who governs or decides; the prince of a people.
Where else “nedivim” appears- and loosensרִפָּהripa
go limp
To grow feeble, be discouraged.
Where else “ripa” appears- the beltמְזִיחַmeziach
belt
A belt, a sash that girds the waist.
Where else “meziach” appears- of the strongאֲפִיקִיםafikim
tube
What is hard and resistant, like a shield or a mighty warrior.
Where else “afikim” appears
The context
20He removes the speech of the faithful, and the discernment of the elders he takes away.
21 · This verse (above)
22He uncovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.