Job 12:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 12:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 12:18 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 12:18 — KJV
“He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.”
— Job 12:18 (KJV)
Job 12:18 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 12:18
“And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;”
Shares key themes with Job 12:18: kings, loins
“When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:18: loins, girdle
“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. shed: Heb. put”
Shares key themes with Job 12:18: loins, girdle
“And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:18: kings, loins
“And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:18: loins, girdle
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