Thematic Bible: Girdles
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Girdles » Used for » Strengthening the loins
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.
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She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.
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Overflow thy land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish: there is no more restraint.
Girdles » Worn upon the loins
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.
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Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water.
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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.
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Girdles » Used for » Girding up the garments when working
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.
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rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself:
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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?
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Girdles » Made of » Gold
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:
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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.
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Girdles » Made of » Sackcloth
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.
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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.
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Girdles » Used for » Suspending the sword
And the builders had every one his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
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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.
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Girdles » Used for » Girding up the garments when walking
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.
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And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Strength
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.
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And thou girdedst me with strength to battle; thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
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Girdles » Made of » Leather
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.
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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.
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Girdles » Used for » Taken off when at rest
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;
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rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself:
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Girdles » Used for » Holding money
Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or brass, for your belts,
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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;
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Girdles » Worn by priests about the breasts
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:
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Truth
Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, 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 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.
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Girdles » Made for sale by industrious women
She maketh body linen and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
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Girdles » Given as » A token of friendship
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.
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Girdles » Made of » Fine linen
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.
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Girdles » Made of » Twined linen with blue purple, &c
and the girdle, of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of embroidery; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Righteousness of Christ
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Faithfulness of Christ
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Gladness
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
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Girdles » Used for » Suspending the inkhorn
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.
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