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Job 12:21

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

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שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְshofekhecastשָׁפַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “cast”, a verb used as a describing wordH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.בּ֭וּזbuzcontemptבּוּזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “contempt”, the ordinary formH937disrespectcontempt(-uously), despised, shamed.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…נְדִיבִ֑יםnedivimfreeנָדִיבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “free”, the ordinary formH5081properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).וּמְזִ֖יחַumezichaand girdleמָזִיחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and girdle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4206a belt (as movable)girdle, strength.אֲפִיקִ֣יםafiqimstrong pieceאָפִיקnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “strong piece”, the ordinary formH650properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a herobrook, channel, mighty, river, [phrase] scale, stream, strong piece.רִפָּֽהripahabateרָפָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abate”, a completed actionH7503to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495 (רָפָא).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκχέων ἀτιμίαν ἐπʼ ἄρχοντας, ταπεινοὺς δὲ ἰάσατο.