He poureth contempt upon princes That is, he makes them contemptible to their subjects and others; and weakeneth the strength of the mighty The word מזיח, meziach, here rendered strength, occurs also Psalms 109:19, where it is translated girdle. The clause might here have been rendered, He looseth the girdle of the mighty, a phrase which signifies weakness, Isaiah 5:27; as the girding of the girdle denotes strength and power, Isaiah 22:21; Isaiah 45:5. Both these phrases are taken from the quality of their garments, which, being loose and long, disabled a man for walking or working. He discovereth deep things out of darkness That is, the most secret and crafty counsels of princes: which are contrived and carried on in the dark.
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Job 12:21-22
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakenethf the strength of the mighty.
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.