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18 He sets people free from the chains that kings put on them.
    Then he dresses the kings in the clothes of slaves.
19 He removes the authority of priests and leads them away.
    He removes from their positions
    officials who have been in control for a long time.
20 He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers.
    He takes away the understanding of elders.

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18 He takes off the shackles(A) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(B)
19 He leads priests away stripped(C)
    and overthrows officials long established.(D)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.(E)

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Footnotes

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