Thematic Bible: Girdles
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Girdles » Used for » Strengthening the loins
And I will put your robe on him, and put your band about him, and I will give your authority into his hand: and he will be a father to the men of Jerusalem, and to the family of Judah.
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She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.
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Let your land be worked with the plough, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer any harbour.
Girdles » Worn upon the loins
Now you have knowledge of what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me, and to the two captains of the army of Israel, Abner, the son of Ner, and Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he put to death, taking payment for the blood of war in time of peace, and making the band of my clothing and the shoes on my feet red with the blood of one put to death without cause.
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This is what the Lord said to me: Go and get yourself a linen band and put it round you and do not put it in water.
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For as a band goes tightly round a man's body, so I made all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah tightly united to me; so that they might be a people for me and a name and a praise and a glory: but they would not give ear.
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Girdles » Used for » Girding up the garments when working
Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.
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Got up from table, put off his robe and took a cloth and put it round him.
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Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?
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Girdles » Made of » Gold
And in the middle of them one like a son of man, clothed with a robe down to his feet, and with a band of gold round his breasts.
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And the seven angels who had the seven punishments came out from the house of God, clothed with linen, clean and bright and with bands of gold about their breasts.
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Girdles » Made of » Sackcloth
The responsible men of the daughter of Zion are seated on the earth without a word; they have put dust on their heads, they are clothed in haircloth: the heads of the virgins of Jerusalem are bent down to the earth.
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And in the place of sweet spices will be an evil smell, and for a fair band a thick cord; for a well-dressed head there will be the cutting-off of the hair, and for a beautiful robe there will be the clothing of sorrow; the mark of the prisoner in place of the ornaments of the free.
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Girdles » Used for » Suspending the sword
Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.
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When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came face to face with them. Now Joab had on his war-dress, and round him a band from which his sword was hanging in its cover; and while he was walking, it came out, falling to the earth.
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Girdles » Used for » Girding up the garments when walking
Then he said to Gehazi, Make yourself ready, and take my stick in your hand, and go: if you come across anyone on the way, give him no blessing, and if anyone gives you a blessing, give him no answer. And put my stick on the child's face.
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And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Strength
And I will put your robe on him, and put your band about him, and I will give your authority into his hand: and he will be a father to the men of Jerusalem, and to the family of Judah.
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For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.
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Girdles » Made of » Leather
Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
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And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
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Girdles » Used for » Taken off when at rest
There is no weariness among them, and no man is feeble-footed: they come without resting or sleeping, and the cord of their shoes is not broken.
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Got up from table, put off his robe and took a cloth and put it round him.
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Girdles » Used for » Holding money
Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;
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And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;
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Girdles » Worn by priests about the breasts
And in the middle of them one like a son of man, clothed with a robe down to his feet, and with a band of gold round his breasts.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Truth
Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;
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Girdles » Given as » A reward of military service
And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?
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Girdles » Made for sale by industrious women
She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.
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Girdles » Given as » A token of friendship
And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
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Girdles » Made of » Fine linen
And I had you clothed with needlework, and put leather shoes on your feet, folding fair linen about you and covering you with silk.
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Girdles » Made of » Twined linen with blue purple, &c
And a linen band worked with a design of blue and purple and red, as the Lord had said to Moses.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Righteousness of Christ
And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Faithfulness of Christ
And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Gladness
Girdles » Used for » Suspending the inkhorn
And six men came from the way of the higher doorway looking to the north, every man with his axe in his hand: and one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer's inkpot at his side. And they went in and took their places by the brass altar.
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