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Commentary for Job 12:18

מוּסַ֣ר מְלָכִ֣ים פִּתֵּ֑חַ וַיֶּאְסֹ֥ר אֵ֝ז֗וֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃

He looseth the bond of kings, And bindeth their loins with a girdle.

Rashi on Job

He loosens the bond of kings He removed the bond of the yoke from Nebuchadnezzar and dethroned him.
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Rashi on Job

and He binds a girdle to their loins At his start, when He desired him, He girded his loins, and imbued him with strength for kingship.
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