Thematic Bible: Girdles


Thematic Bible



and I will clothe him with your robe, and will fasten your girdle on him, and I will give your authority into his hand. And he shall be a father to the people of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Verse ConceptsRobesHuman Authority, Nature OfSpiritual FathersPeople Lacking Authority


Pass through your land like a river, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no more strength.

And also you know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, that he murdered them, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle on his loins, and in his shoes on his feet. Verse ConceptsBeltsSandalsShedding

So says Jehovah to me, Go and buy for yourself a linen girdle, and put it on your loins, and do not put it in water. Verse ConceptsLinenWaistsLinen Items

For as the girdle holds fast to the loins of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me, says Jehovah; so that they might be to 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 servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Truly I say to you that he shall gird himself and make them recline; and coming up he will serve them. Verse ConceptsTablesCharacter Of SaintsClothing OneselfReclining To EatChrist Telling The TruthWaiting Till Marriageluck

He rose up from supper and laid aside His garments. And He took a towel and girded Himself. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

Will he not say to him, Prepare something so that I may eat, and gird yourself and serve me until I eat and drink. And afterward you shall eat and drink. Verse ConceptsClothing OneselfEating And DrinkingPreparing Food

And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands. And in the midst of the seven lampstands I saw One like the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and tied around the breast with a golden band. Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandJesus As Son Of ManChestsFine ClothesGold OrnamentsLike Men

And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and were tied at the breasts with golden bands. 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 and are silent; they send up dust on their heads; they gird on sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. Verse ConceptsdaughtersDust, Figurative UseBowingHeadsSackcloth And AshesSprinklingClothing OneselfBowing Heads Before GodSitting In DejectionDust On The HeadIndividuals Being Silent

And it shall be, instead of sweet smell, there shall be an odor of decay; and instead of a sash, a rope; and instead of well-set hair, baldness; and instead of a rich robe, a wrapping of sackcloth; burning instead of beauty. Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseClothHairsSackcloth And AshesSmellsPeople RottingFragranceMarks On PeopleAppearance Of HairNo BeautyWomen's BeautyHairmakeupbranding

For of the builders, each one had his sword tied by his side, and built. And he who sounded the trumpet was beside me. Verse ConceptsInstrumentalistsFamily Conflictvulnerabilityrebuilding

They were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, and Amasa had gone before them. And Joab was girded with his war-coat as his clothing. And upon it was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins, in its sheath. And as he went forth, it fell out. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionBronze Armour

Then he said to Gehazi, Bind up your loins and take my staff in your hand, and go. If you meet any man, do not greet him. And if any greet you, do not answer him again. And lay my staff on the face of the child. Verse ConceptsBeltsGreetingsHastePreparing For ActionDo Not Greet

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

and I will clothe him with your robe, and will fasten your girdle on him, and I will give your authority into his hand. And he shall be a father to the people of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Verse ConceptsRobesHuman Authority, Nature OfSpiritual FathersPeople Lacking Authority


And the same John had his clothing of camel's hair and a leather girdle about his loins. And his food was locusts and wild honey. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHairclothHair GarmentsChristmas Tree

And they answered him, He was a hairy man and was bound with a girdle of leather around his loins. And he said, He is Elijah the Tishbite. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsHairsAnimal SkinsHairy PeopleHairclothHair Garments

None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the waistcoat of their loins be loosened, nor the thong of their sandals be broken; Verse ConceptsBeltsSleeplessnessNot StumblingOrderly Army

He rose up from supper and laid aside His garments. And He took a towel and girded Himself. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

Do not provide gold nor silver, nor copper in your purses, Verse ConceptsCopperBeltsPursesBrassLacking MoneyMoney Boxcats

and commanded them that they take nothing in the way, except only a staff; no bag, no bread, no copper in the belt, Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofBeltsLacking MoneyNot EquippedSaving Money

And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands. And in the midst of the seven lampstands I saw One like the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and tied around the breast with a golden band. Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandJesus As Son Of ManChestsFine ClothesGold OrnamentsLike Men


And Joab said to the man who told him, And, behold, you saw him, and why did you not strike him there to the ground? And I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a girdle. Verse ConceptsArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionPeople Giving Clothes

She makes fine linen and sells it, and delivers girdles to the merchants. Verse ConceptsLinenMerchantsWomen WorkingMoney Management

And Jonathan stripped off the robe was on him and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle. Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourBeltsRobesArmor ProtectionDressPeople Giving ClothesPeople Stripping Offarmor

I also clothed you with embroidered work, and I shod you with dugong sandals. And I wrapped you in fine linen, and I covered you with silk. Verse ConceptsBarefeetCoveringBadgersClothembroideryLinenSandalsShoesAnimal SkinsGod Clothing PeopleThe Brides Wedding Dressroyalty

and a girdle of fine twined bleached linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework, even as Jehovah commanded Moses. Verse ConceptsembroideryRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothBlue Purple And Scarlet



You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have torn off my sackcloth, and have clothed 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 faces north, and each had his shattering weapon in his hand. And one man among them was clothed with linen, and a writer's inkhorn by his side. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar. Verse ConceptsSix PeopleComing To GatesFacing NorthWriting On ObjectsWeapons Of GodSetting Up The Bronze AltarDeath Penalty For Killing