JOB 12:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) He pours contempt on successful people,
⇔ and unties the belt that powerful people put onto others.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐκχέων ἀτιμίαν ἐπʼ ἄρχοντας, ταπεινοὺς δὲ ἰάσατο.
(Ekⱪeōn atimian epʼ arⱪontas, tapeinous de iasato. )

ULT the one pouring contempt on nobles,
⇔ and the belt of the mighty ones he loosens;

UST God can cause princes to lose the respect of others,
⇔ and he can cause those who are powerful to become weak.

OEB He poureth contempt upon princes;
⇔ He looseth the belt of the strong.

WEBBE He pours contempt on princes,
⇔ and loosens the belt of the strong.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He pours contempt on noblemen
⇔ and disarms the powerful.

LSV Pouring contempt on princes,
And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

FBV He pours scorn upon princes and takes away power[fn] from the strong.

12:21 Literally, “loosens the belt.”

T4T He causes those who have authority to be despised,
⇔ and he causes those who are powerful to no longer have any power/strength.

LEB • and he loosens the girdle of the mighty.

BBE He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

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JPS He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.

ASV He poureth contempt upon princes,
⇔ And looseth the belt of the strong.

DRA He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed.

YLT Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

Drby He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;

RV He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.

Wbstr He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

KJB-1769 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.[fn]

12.21 weakeneth…: or, looseth the girdle of the strong

KJB-1611 [fn]He powreth contempt vpon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mightie.
(He powreth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.)

12:21 Or, looseth the girdle of the strong.

Bshps He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.
(He powreth contempt upon princes, and maketh the strength of the mighty weake.)

Gnva He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.
(He powreth contempt upon princes, and maketh the strength of the mighty weake. )

Cvdl He poureth out confucion vpon prynces, and coforteth them that haue bene oppressed.
(He poureth out confucion upon princes, and coforteth them that have been oppressed.)

Wycl He schedith out dispisyng on princes, and releeueth hem, that weren oppressid.
(He schedith out dispisyng on princes, and releeueth them, that were oppressed.)

Luth Er schüttet Verachtung auf die Fürsten und macht den Bund der Gewaltigen los.
(He schüttet Verachtung on the prince(s) and macht the Bund the/of_the Gewaltigen los.)

ClVg Effundit despectionem super principes, eos qui oppressi fuerant relevans.[fn]
(Effundit despectionem over principes, them who oppressi fuerant relevans. )

12.21 Effundit despectionem super principes. Judæi in legis mandatis permanentes principari per fidem videbantur: gentiles in profundo pressi per infidelitatem latuerunt; sed cum incarnationis Dominicæ mysterium negavit Judæa, gentilitas credidit. Sic:

12.21 Effundit despectionem over principes. Yudæi in legis mandatis permanentes principari through faith videbantur: gentiles in profundo pressi through infidelitatem latuerunt; but when/with incarnationis Dominicæ mysterium negavit Yudæa, gentilitas credidit. Sic:

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל־נְדִיבִ֑ים

pours contempt on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nobles

For emphasis, Job is speaking as if contempt were a liquid that God could literally pour on nobles. He means that God makes these princes lose the respect of others and experience complete contempt from them. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in another way. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “God completely disgraces nobles”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה

and,belt strong untie/releasens

Job is speaking as if God literally loosens the belt of mighty ones, that is, as if these mighty people tie up their robes so that they can do strenuous things, but God loosens their robes again so that they can not do those things. Job means that God is so strong that when he acts, even the strongest people are shown to be weak by comparison. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and God is so strong that when he acts, even the strongest people are shown to be weak by comparison”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

אֲפִיקִ֣ים

strong

Job is using the adjective mighty as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. The term is plural; the ULT shows this by adding the word ones. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “people who are mighty”

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