Thematic Bible: Girdles
Thematic Bible
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.
Cheth She girded her loins with strength and strengthened her arms.
Pass by as a river from thy land, O daughter of Tarshish; for thou shalt have no more strength.
Girdles » Worn upon the loins
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me and what he did to the two captains of the host of Israel, unto Abner, the son of Ner and unto Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he slew, shedding the blood of war in peace and putting the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins and in his shoes that were on his feet.
Thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go and buy thee a linen girdle and put it upon thy loins, and thou shalt not put it in water.
For as the girdle cleaves to the loins of a man, so I have caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people and for fame, and for a praise, and for honour; but they did not hear.
Girdles » Used for » Girding up the garments when working
Blessed are those slaves, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching; verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them to sit down to food and will come forth and serve them.
arose from the supper and laid aside his garments and took a towel and girded himself.
And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup and gird thyself and serve me until I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Girdles » Made of » Gold
and in the midst of the seven lampstands one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girt about the breasts with a golden girdle.
and the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
Girdles » Made of » Sackcloth
Jod The elders of the daughter of Zion sat upon the ground and are silent: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth; the daughters of Jerusalem hung their heads down to the ground.
And it shall come to pass that instead of sweet perfumes, there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent and instead of well-set hair baldness and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth and burning instead of beauty.
Girdles » Used for » Suspending the sword
For the builders, each one had his sword girded by his side, and so they built. And he that sounded the shofar was by me.
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came out and met them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in its sheath, and as he went forth, it fell out.
Girdles » Used for » Girding up the garments when walking
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins and take my staff in thy hand and go; if thou meet anyone, salute him not; and if anyone salutes thee, answer him not again, and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
And the hand of the LORD was upon Elijah, who girded up his loins and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued my enemies under me.
Girdles » Made of » Leather
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
And they answered him, He was a hairy man and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah, the Tishbite.
Girdles » Used for » Taken off when at rest
None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken;
arose from the supper and laid aside his garments and took a towel and girded himself.
Girdles » Used for » Holding money
Provide neither gold nor silver nor money in your girdles,
and commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey except a staff only: no provision bag, no bread, no money in their purse;
Girdles » Worn by priests about the breasts
and in the midst of the seven lampstands one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girt about the breasts with a golden girdle.
Girdles » Illustrative of » Truth
Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,
Girdles » Given as » A reward of military service
And Joab replied unto the man that told him, Behold, when thou didst see him, why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? I would have given thee ten shekels of silver and a girdle.
Girdles » Made for sale by industrious women
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 garments, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle.
Girdles » Made of » Fine linen
I clothed thee also with broidered work and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I clothed thee with silk.
Girdles » Made of » Twined linen with blue purple, &c
also the girdle of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet of needlework, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Girdles » Illustrative of » Righteousness of Christ
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faith the girdle of his kidneys.
Girdles » Illustrative of » Faithfulness of Christ
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faith the girdle of his kidneys.
Girdles » Illustrative of » Gladness
Thou hast turned my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness;
Girdles » Used for » Suspending the inkhorn
And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lies toward the north, and each man had a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen with a writer's inkhorn by his side; and they went in and stood beside the brazen altar.