1.0 KiB
1.0 KiB
With him are strength and wisdom
"God is strong and wise"
the deceived and the deceiver are both in his power
AT: "God controls both the person who is cheated and the person who misleads."
He leads counselors away barefoot in sorrow
"He makes advisers feel sad and ashamed."
barefoot in sorrow
This may refer the advisers being stripped of their glorious clothing and made to feel ashamed like a poor person with no shoes.
he turns judges into fools
"he takes wisdom away from those who are in charge in a law court"
judge
"the person who is in charge in a court of law and who makes the decisions about court cases"
He takes off the chain of authority from kings; he wraps a cloth about their waists
God removes a symbol of power and replaces it with a common person's clothing. God dismisses a king from his elevated place.
He takes off the chain of authority from kings
AT: "He takes off the royal belt from rulers"
he wraps a cloth about their waists
AT: "he puts a plain belt on them"