36 Bible Verses about Shoes
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God said: Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.
David went up the slope of the Mount of Olives. He was barefoot and crying. He covered his head to show his sorrow. Everyone with him was crying. They covered their heads too.
At the end of forty years, Jehovah's angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush. (Exodus 3:3) When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. He drew near to look at it and the voice of Jehovah came to him. He said: I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and did not dare to look further.read more.
Jehovah said: Take the sandals from your feet for the place where you stand is holy ground. (Exodus 3:5) I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come to deliver them. Come, I will send you into Egypt. This Moses whom they refused, saying: Who made you ruler and judge? God sent him to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
The elders of his city must summon him and speak to him. If he persists and says: I do not desire to take her, his brother's wife shall must to him in the sight of the elders. She will pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. Then she will declare: It is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.
Moab is my washbasin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.
Moab is my wash pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
(The Beloved) How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The joints of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
Every warrior's boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.
Jehovah said: I will not withdraw punishment for (three sins of Israel, even for four) the many transgressions of Israel! They sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes.
I baptize you with water because of your repentance. He that comes after me is mightier than I. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire. I am not even good enough to carry his sandals.
He told the people: The man who comes after me is greater than I am. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie his shoes.
John answered, saying to them: I baptize you with water. He is coming who is mightier than I. I am not worthy to untie his shoelaces. He will baptize you in Holy Spirit and in fire.
As John accomplished his purpose he asked: Who do you think I am? I am not that one. One comes after me whose shoes I am not worthy to untie.
I will take nothing. Not a thread or a sandal strap. You will not be able to say: 'I have made Abram rich.'
They were to take no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse and no extra sandals or coat.
The angel said: Dress yourself and put on sandals. Put on your coat and follow me. So Peter did as he was told.
Your locks will be iron and bronze. According to your days, so will your leisurely walk be.
I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
On that day Jehovah will take away their fine things: jingling anklets, headbands, crescent-shaped necklaces,
Eat it in this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste. It is Jehovah's Passover.'
At that time Jehovah spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him: Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from your feet. He did this and went around stripped and barefoot. Jehovah said: Just as my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years, as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush,
Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet. Do not cover your mustache and do not eat the bread of men.
'Your turbans will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet. You will not mourn and you will not weep. You will rot away in your iniquities and you will groan to one another.
The captain (commander) of Jehovah's host (army) said to Joshua: Take your shoes from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy. And at once Joshua did so.
They had worn out and patched shoes on their feet, they wore old garments; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.
These bottles of wine, which we filled, were new and now they are cracked. Our garments and shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.
I led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you. Your sandal has not worn out on your foot.
We may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
his brother's wife shall must to him in the sight of the elders. She will pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. Then she will declare: It is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house. His name in Israel will be: 'The house of him whose sandal is removed.'
It was the custom for the seller to take off his sandal and give to the buyer to settle a sale or exchange of property. By doing this, Israelites showed that the matter was settled. So when the man said to Boaz: You buy it, he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.
Take no extra clothes, not even two coats, no extra shoes or walking stick for the laborer is worthy of his food.
The father called his servants. He said: 'Hurry and bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet.
From Thematic Bible
Shoes » Journey » Prohibited
Take no extra clothes, not even two coats, no extra shoes or walking stick for the laborer is worthy of his food.
They were to take no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse and no extra sandals or coat.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints
The father called his servants. He said: 'Hurry and bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet.
(The Beloved) How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The joints of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
Shoes » The jews » Never wore, in mourning
David went up the slope of the Mount of Olives. He was barefoot and crying. He covered his head to show his sorrow. Everyone with him was crying. They covered their heads too.
At that time Jehovah spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him: Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from your feet. He did this and went around stripped and barefoot. Jehovah said: Just as my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years, as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush,
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
Do not run until your feet are bare and your throats are dry. But you say that it is useless. You love foreign gods and follow them.
Take the millstones and grind meal. Remove your veil, strip off the skirt; uncover the leg and cross the rivers.
Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection
Moab is my washbasin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.
Moab is my wash pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Shoes » The jews » Put off, when they entered sacred places
The captain (commander) of Jehovah's host (army) said to Joshua: Take your shoes from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy. And at once Joshua did so.
God said: Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.
Shoes » Worn out by a long journey
These bottles of wine, which we filled, were new and now they are cracked. Our garments and shoes have become old by reason of the very long journey.
They had worn out and patched shoes on their feet, they wore old garments; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.
Shoes » Bound round the feet with latchets or strings
The angel said: Dress yourself and put on sandals. Put on your coat and follow me. So Peter did as he was told.
Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often highly ornamental
(The Beloved) How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The joints of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
Shoes » Customs connected with » A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife disgraced by pulling off his shoes
his brother's wife shall must to him in the sight of the elders. She will pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. Then she will declare: It is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house. His name in Israel will be: 'The house of him whose sandal is removed.'
Shoes » Called sandals
They were to take no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse and no extra sandals or coat.
The angel said: Dress yourself and put on sandals. Put on your coat and follow me. So Peter did as he was told.
Shoes » Often given as bribes
We may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Jehovah said: I will not withdraw punishment for (three sins of Israel, even for four) the many transgressions of Israel! They sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes.
Shoes » Soles of, sometimes plated with brass or iron
Your locks will be iron and bronze. According to your days, so will your leisurely walk be.
Shoes » Of israel preserved for forty years, while journeying in the wilderness
I led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you. Your sandal has not worn out on your foot.
Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often made of badgers' skins
I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
Shoes » Early use of
I will take nothing. Not a thread or a sandal strap. You will not be able to say: 'I have made Abram rich.'
Shoes » The jews » Put on, before beginning a journey
Eat it in this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste. It is Jehovah's Passover.'
Shoes » Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by slaves
I baptize you with water because of your repentance. He that comes after me is mightier than I. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire. I am not even good enough to carry his sandals.
Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments
On that day Jehovah will take away their fine things: jingling anklets, headbands, crescent-shaped necklaces,
Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
Remember what Joab did to me by killing the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. You remember how he murdered them in time of peace. This was revenge for deaths they had caused in time of war. He killed innocent men. I bear the responsibility for what he did. I suffer the consequences.
Shoes » Customs connected with » The right of redemption resigned by a man's giving one of his shoes to the next of kin
It was the custom for the seller to take off his sandal and give to the buyer to settle a sale or exchange of property. By doing this, Israelites showed that the matter was settled. So when the man said to Boaz: You buy it, he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.
