Job 12:18
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
אֱסָר
ʼĕçâr
an obligation or vow (of abstinence)
אָסַר
ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
מֹתֶן
môthen
properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
חֵשֶׁב
chêsheb
a belt or strap (as being interlaced)
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →אָסַר ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Study H631 →מֹתֶן môthen
properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
Study H4975 →Cross References
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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