Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

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

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.

Amplified


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

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 shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. 6 And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Cross References

Isaiah 25:1

O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth.

Ephesians 6:14

Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Psalm 93:1

Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.

Isaiah 59:17

And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.

Hosea 2:20

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know Jehovah.

2 Corinthians 6:7

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Hebrews 2:17

Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

1 Peter 4:1

Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Revelation 1:13

and in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle.

Revelation 3:14

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

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