Job

Job 12:18–21

¹⁸He loosens the bonds placed by kings

and fastens a belt around their waists.

¹⁹He leads priests away barefoot

and overthrows the established.

²⁰He deprives the trusted of speech

and takes away the discernment of elders.

²¹He pours out contempt on nobles

and disarms the mighty.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He loosens	פִּתֵּ֑חַ	pit·tê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6605 open
the bonds	מוּסַ֣ר	mū·sar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4148 discipline
placed by kings	מְלָכִ֣ים	mə·lā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4428 king
and fastens	וַיֶּאְסֹ֥ר	way·ye’·sōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
a belt	אֵ֝ז֗וֹר	’ê·zō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H232 waistcloth
around their waists	בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃	bə·mā·ṯə·nê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H4975 waist, loins

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He leads priests	כֹּהֲנִ֣ים	kō·hă·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
away	מוֹלִ֣יךְ	mō·w·lîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
barefoot	שׁוֹלָ֑ל	šō·w·lāl	Adjective - masculine singular	H7758 barefoot
and overthrows	יְסַלֵּֽף׃	yə·sal·lêp̄	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5557 twist, pervert, overturn
the established	וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים	wə·’ê·ṯā·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H386 perennial, ever-flowing

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He deprives	מֵסִ֣יר	mê·sîr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
the trusted	לְנֶאֱמָנִ֑ים	lə·ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H539 confirm, support
of speech	שָׂ֭פָה	śā·p̲āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
and takes away	יִקָּֽח׃	yiq·qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the discernment	וְטַ֖עַם	wə·ṭa·‘am	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2940 taste, judgement
of elders	זְקֵנִ֣ים	zə·qê·nîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He pours out	שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ	šō·w·p̄êḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8210 pour out, pour
contempt	בּ֭וּז	būz	Noun - masculine singular	H937 contempt
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
nobles	נְדִיבִ֑ים	nə·ḏî·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H5081 inclined, generous, noble
and disarms	וּמְזִ֖יחַ	ū·mə·zî·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4206 belt
the mighty	אֲפִיקִ֣ים	’ă·p̄î·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H650 channel