Isaiah Chapter 11 verse 5 Holy Bible
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
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And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
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And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
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And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
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Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
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And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness -- the girdle of his reins.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, etc.; i.e. "righteousness shall be ever with him, ever ready for active use, ever (as it were) bracing him for action." Assuredly, he was "righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works" (Psalm 145:17). Faithfulness (comp. Ephesians 6:14, "Having your loins girt about with truth").
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins . . .--The image of clothing as the symbol of habit or character was already familiar (Psalm 109:18-19). The repetition of "girdle" has needlessly offended some fastidious critics, but the emphasis of iteration is quite after Isaiah's manner (Isaiah 15:8; Isaiah 16:7; Isaiah 17:12-13). It perhaps implies an upper and a lower girdle as the symbol of complete equipment. In the "loins girt about with truth" of Ephesians 6:14, we may probably trace an allusive reference. The armour of the followers of Christ was to be like that of Christ Himself.