18 He (A)undoes the binding of kings,
And ties a loincloth around their waist.

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18 He takes off the shackles(A) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(B)

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  1. Job 12:18 Or shackles of kings / and ties a belt

For not from the east, nor from the west,
Nor from the [a](A)desert comes exaltation;
But (B)God is the Judge;
He (C)puts down one and exalts another.

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  1. Psalm 75:6 Or mountainous desert

No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
It is God who judges:(A)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.(B)

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17 This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers,
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
In order that the living may (A)know
That the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind,
And (B)He grants it to whomever He wishes
And sets over it the (C)lowliest of people.”

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17 “‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High(A) is sovereign(B) over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest(C) of people.’

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32 and (A)you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and (B)seven [a]periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the (C)Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’

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  1. Daniel 4:32 I.e., years

32 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.”(A)

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