Job 12:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. He looseth the bond of kings-- He looseth the authority of kings--the "bond" with which they bind their subjects ( ; ; ). a girdle-- the cord, with which they are bound as captives, instead of the royal "girdle" they once wore ( ), and the bond they once bound others with. So "gird"--put on one the bonds of a prisoner instead of the ordinary girdle ( ).

‏ Job 12:18

18. He looseth the bond of kings--He looseth the authority of kings--the "bond" with which they bind their subjects (Is 45:1; Ge 14:4; Da 2:21).

a girdle--the cord, with which they are bound as captives, instead of the royal "girdle" they once wore (Is 22:21), and the bond they once bound others with. So "gird"--put on one the bonds of a prisoner instead of the ordinary girdle (Joh 21:18).