Job 12:18

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

Cross-reference

Job 30:11 Parallel

Job 30:11 describes God loosing Job's cord and humbling him — a personal parallel to the same divine action on kings in Job 12:18.

2 Chronicles 33:11-14 shows God binding Manasseh with chains and later freeing him — a concrete example of God loosening and binding kings as in Job 12:18.

Jeremiah 52:31-34 recounts Jehoiachin's release from prison — a specific instance of God loosening a king's bonds, directly illustrating Job 12:18.

Daniel 2:21 Parallel

Daniel 2:21 declares God removes and establishes kings — a direct parallel to Job 12:18's depiction of divine sovereignty over rulers.

Daniel 4:32 Parallel

Daniel 4:32 depicts Nebuchadnezzar's humbling, directly illustrating God loosening kings' bonds as in Job 12:18.

Isaiah 45:5 Parallel

Isaiah 45:5 shows God equipping a foreign king (Cyrus), echoing Job's theme of God's sovereignty over rulers.