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Isaiah 11:5

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

KJV

Et erit justitia cingulum lumborum ejus, et fides cinctorium renum ejus.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔσται δικαιοσύνῃ ἐζωσμένος τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀληθείᾳ εἱλημένος τὰς πλευράς.

LXX

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.

ASV

וְ/הָ֥יָה צֶ֖דֶק אֵז֣וֹר מָתְנָ֑י/ו וְ/הָ/אֱמוּנָ֖ה אֵז֥וֹר חֲלָצָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱמוּנָ֑ה
'mvnh
noun · 49×
אֵז֣וֹר
'zvr
noun · 14×
ו
v
noun · 47×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
ךָ
k
noun · 11×
צֶ֑דֶק
tsdq
noun · 116×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§672Before his Ascension Christ affirmed that the hour had not yet come for the glorious establishment of the messianic kingdom awaited by Israel561 which, according to the prophets, was to bring all men the definitive order of justice, love and peace.562 According to the Lord, the present time is the time of the Spirit and of witness, but also a time still marked by "distress" and…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:9 — God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 1Cor 10:13 — There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to esca
  • 1John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  • 1Pet 1:13 — Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
  • 1Pet 4:1 — Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
  • 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
  • Dan 10:5 — Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
  • Eph 6:14 — Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
  • Eph 6:14 — Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
  • Gal 5:15 — But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
  • Hos 2:20 — I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
  • Isa 25:1 — O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
  • Isa 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
  • Isa 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
  • Jer 33:6 — Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
  • Luke 12:35 — Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
  • Ps 93:1 — The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
  • Rev 1:13 — And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
  • Rev 1:13 — And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
  • Rev 3:14 — And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;