Parallel Verses

Amplified


And righteousness will be the belt around His loins,
And faithfulness the belt around His waist.

New American Standard Bible

Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins,
And faithfulness the belt about His waist.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Righteousness will be a belt around His loins;
faithfulness will be a belt around His waist.

International Standard Version

Righteousness will be the sash around his loins, and faithfulness the belt around his waist."

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Bible in Basic English

And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And justice was the girding of his loins, and truth the girding of his loins.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.

Modern King James verseion

And righteousness shall be the girdle of His loins, and faithfulness the girdle of His heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.

New Heart English Bible

Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.

The Emphasized Bible

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, - And faithfulness the girdle of his reins;

Webster

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

World English Bible

Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.

Youngs Literal Translation

And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness -- the girdle of his reins.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
shall be the girdle
אזור 
'ezowr 
Usage: 14

of his loins
מתן 
Mothen 
Usage: 47

אמנה אמוּנה 
'emuwnah 
Usage: 49

the girdle
אזור 
'ezowr 
Usage: 14

Context Readings

The Branch's Righteous Reign

4
But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
5 
And righteousness will be the belt around His loins,
And faithfulness the belt around His waist.
6
And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion and the fatted steer together;
And a little child will lead them.

Cross References

Isaiah 25:1

O Lord, You are my God;
I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name;
For You have done miraculous things,
Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.

Ephesians 6:14

So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist and having put on the breastplate of righteousness (an upright heart),

Psalm 93:1

The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty and splendor;
The Lord has clothed and encircled Himself with strength;
the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved.

Isaiah 59:17


For He [the Lord] put on righteousness like a coat of armor,
And salvation like a helmet on His head;
He put on garments of vengeance for clothing
And covered Himself with zeal [and great love for His people] as a cloak.

Hosea 2:20


“I will betroth you to Me in stability and in faithfulness.
Then you will know (recognize, appreciate) the Lord [and respond with loving faithfulness].

2 Corinthians 6:7

in [speaking] the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand [like holding the sword to attack] and for the left [like holding the shield to defend],

Hebrews 2:17

Therefore, it was essential that He had to be made like His brothers (mankind) in every respect, so that He might [by experience] become a merciful and faithful High Priest in things related to God, to make atonement (propitiation) for the people’s sins [thereby wiping away the sin, satisfying divine justice, and providing a way of reconciliation between God and mankind].

1 Peter 4:1

Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh [and died for us], arm yourselves [like warriors] with the same purpose [being willing to suffer for doing what is right and pleasing God], because whoever has suffered in the flesh [being like-minded with Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [having stopped pleasing the world],

1 John 1:9

If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].

Revelation 1:13

and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching to His feet, and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest.

Revelation 3:14

“To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Laodicea write:

“These are the words of the Amen, the trusted and faithful and true Witness, the Beginning and Origin of God’s creation:

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