Thematic Bible: Girdles


Thematic Bible



and I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. Verse ConceptsRobesHuman Authority, Nature OfSpiritual FathersPeople Lacking Authority


Overflow thy land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish: there is no more restraint.

And thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and upon his sandals that were on his feet. Verse ConceptsBeltsSandalsShedding

Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water. Verse ConceptsLinenWaistsLinen Items

For as a girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear. Verse ConceptsListeningWaistsPraise, Reasons ForClinging To GodThings Stuck TogetherRefusing To HearElect

Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them. Verse ConceptsTablesCharacter Of SaintsClothing OneselfReclining To EatChrist Telling The TruthWaiting Till Marriageluck

rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself: Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup on, and gird thyself and serve me that I may eat and drink; and after that thou shalt eat and drink? Verse ConceptsClothing OneselfEating And DrinkingPreparing Food

and in the midst of the seven lamps one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle: Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandJesus As Son Of ManChestsFine ClothesGold OrnamentsLike Men

and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in pure bright linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles. Verse ConceptsCleanliness, Metaphorical UseLinenSevenSeven SpiritsSeven ThingsWhite And Bright ClothesGold OrnamentsAngels Doing God's WorkThe Temple In Heavenlukewarm

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; they have cast dust upon their heads, they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their head to the ground. Verse ConceptsdaughtersDust, Figurative UseBowingHeadsSackcloth And AshesSprinklingClothing OneselfBowing Heads Before GodSitting In DejectionDust On The HeadIndividuals Being Silent

And it shall come to pass, instead of perfume there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe of display, a girding of sackcloth; brand instead of beauty. Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseClothHairsSackcloth And AshesSmellsPeople RottingFragranceMarks On PeopleAppearance Of HairNo BeautyWomen's BeautyHairmakeupbranding

And the builders had every one his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. Verse ConceptsInstrumentalistsFamily Conflictvulnerabilityrebuilding

When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. And Joab was girded with his coat, his dress, and upon it was the girdle of the sword which was fastened on his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionBronze Armour

And he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way. If thou meet any man, salute him not, and if any salute thee, answer him not again; and lay my staff upon the face of the lad. Verse ConceptsBeltsGreetingsHastePreparing For ActionDo Not Greet

And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel. Verse ConceptsBeltsWaistsPower, HumanRunningTranceGod's HandOutrunningPreparing For ActionGod's Hands On PeopleGifts Of Supernatural StrengthRace

and I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. Verse ConceptsRobesHuman Authority, Nature OfSpiritual FathersPeople Lacking Authority


And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHairclothHair GarmentsChristmas Tree

And they said to him, He was a man in a hairy garment, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsHairsAnimal SkinsHairy PeopleHairclothHair Garments

None among them is weary, none stumbleth; they slumber not, nor sleep; none hath the girdle of his loins loosed, nor the thong of his sandals broken; Verse ConceptsBeltsSleeplessnessNot StumblingOrderly Army

rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself: Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or brass, for your belts, Verse ConceptsCopperBeltsPursesBrassLacking MoneyMoney Boxcats

and he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their belt; Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofBeltsLacking MoneyNot EquippedSaving Money

and in the midst of the seven lamps one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle: Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandJesus As Son Of ManChestsFine ClothesGold OrnamentsLike Men


And Joab said to the man that told him, And behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten silver pieces and a girdle. Verse ConceptsArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionPeople Giving Clothes

She maketh body linen and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. Verse ConceptsLinenMerchantsWomen WorkingMoney Management

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourBeltsRobesArmor ProtectionDressPeople Giving ClothesPeople Stripping Offarmor

and I clothed thee with embroidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I bound thee about with byssus, and covered thee with silk. Verse ConceptsBarefeetCoveringBadgersClothembroideryLinenSandalsShoesAnimal SkinsGod Clothing PeopleThe Brides Wedding Dressroyalty

and the girdle, of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of embroidery; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. Verse ConceptsembroideryRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothBlue Purple And Scarlet



Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; Verse ConceptsdanceMourning Turned To JoyWorship, Elements OfDancingRestored JoyClothed With Good ThingsGod Stripping PeopleNot MourningDisappointmentjoyful

And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which is turned toward the north, and every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and in the midst of them, one man clothed with linen, with a writer's ink-horn by his side; and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar. Verse ConceptsSix PeopleComing To GatesFacing NorthWriting On ObjectsWeapons Of GodSetting Up The Bronze AltarDeath Penalty For Killing