Thematic Bible: Girdles


Thematic Bible



I will clothe him with your robe and strengthen him with your belt. I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Verse ConceptsRobesHuman Authority, Nature OfSpiritual FathersPeople Lacking Authority


Travel through your country like the Nile, people of Tarshish. You no longer have a harbor.

Remember what Joab did to me by killing the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. You remember how he murdered them in time of peace. This was revenge for deaths they had caused in time of war. He killed innocent men. I bear the responsibility for what he did. I suffer the consequences. Verse ConceptsBeltsSandalsShedding

Jehovah told me: Go and buy a linen belt. Wear it on your hips for a while, but do not put it in any water. Verse ConceptsLinenWaistsLinen Items

This belt is tight around your waist, and that is how tightly I held onto the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. I wanted them to be my people. I wanted to make them famous, so that other nations would praise and honor me, but they refused to obey me. Verse ConceptsListeningWaistsPraise, Reasons ForClinging To GodThings Stuck TogetherRefusing To HearElect

Those servants are blessed, for the master will find them alert when he comes. I tell you he will tighten his belt, have them sit down at the table, and he will serve them the meal. Verse ConceptsTablesCharacter Of SaintsClothing OneselfReclining To EatChrist Telling The TruthWaiting Till Marriageluck

He got up from the meal and laid aside his garments. He wrapped a towel around his waist. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

No you do not. You say to him get my supper ready. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. After that you may have your meal. Verse ConceptsClothing OneselfEating And DrinkingPreparing Food

There was someone like the Son of man in the midst of the seven lamp stands. He was clothed with a garment that reached down to the feet, and girded at the chest with a golden girdle. Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandJesus As Son Of ManChestsFine ClothesGold OrnamentsLike Men

The seven angels with the seven plagues came out of the temple. They were clothed in pure white linen, with their chests girded 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 are seated on the earth and keep silent. They throw dust on their heads. They are clothed in sackcloth. The heads of the virgins of Jerusalem are brought down to the earth. Verse ConceptsdaughtersDust, Figurative UseBowingHeadsSackcloth And AshesSprinklingClothing OneselfBowing Heads Before GodSitting In DejectionDust On The HeadIndividuals Being Silent

Instead of the smell of perfume, there will be the smell of decay. They will wear ropes instead of belts. They will have baldheads instead of beautiful hair. They will wear sackcloth instead of expensive clothes. Their beauty will be scarred with brand marks. Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseClothHairsSackcloth And AshesSmellsPeople RottingFragranceMarks On PeopleAppearance Of HairNo BeautyWomen's BeautyHairmakeupbranding

Every builder was working with his sword at his side. By my side was a man for sounding the warning horn. Verse ConceptsInstrumentalistsFamily Conflictvulnerabilityrebuilding

Amasa met them at the large rock in Gibeon. Joab wore a military uniform. He strapped a sword in a scabbard at his hip. He stepped forward and the sword dropped into his hand. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionBronze Armour

Elisha told Gehazi: Hurry! Take my walking stick. Do not stop to talk to anyone. If anyone speaks to you do not respond. Go straight to the house and hold my stick over the boy. Verse ConceptsBeltsGreetingsHastePreparing For ActionDo Not Greet

The hand of Jehovah was on Elijah. Jehovah gave special strength to Elijah and he ran ahead of Ahab until they came to Jezreel. Verse ConceptsBeltsWaistsPower, HumanRunningTranceGod's HandOutrunningPreparing For ActionGod's Hands On PeopleGifts Of Supernatural StrengthRace

I will clothe him with your robe and strengthen him with your belt. I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Verse ConceptsRobesHuman Authority, Nature OfSpiritual FathersPeople Lacking Authority


John wore clothes made from camel's hair. He had a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHairclothHair GarmentsChristmas Tree

He was a hairy man wearing a cloak made of animal skins, tied with a leather belt, they answered. It is Elijah! The king exclaimed. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsHairsAnimal SkinsHairy PeopleHairclothHair Garments

None of them grow tired or stumble. None of them slumber or sleep. The belts on their waists are not loose or their sandal straps broken. Verse ConceptsBeltsSleeplessnessNot StumblingOrderly Army

He got up from the meal and laid aside his garments. He wrapped a towel around his waist. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

Do not take gold, silver, or copper money in your money belt. Verse ConceptsCopperBeltsPursesBrassLacking MoneyMoney Boxcats

They were instructed to take nothing for their journey, with the exception of a walking staff. Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofBeltsLacking MoneyNot EquippedSaving Money

There was someone like the Son of man in the midst of the seven lamp stands. He was clothed with a garment that reached down to the feet, and girded at the chest with a golden girdle. Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandJesus As Son Of ManChestsFine ClothesGold OrnamentsLike Men


What! You saw what? Joab said. Why did you not strike him to the ground? Then I would have felt obligated to give you four ounces of silver and a belt. Verse ConceptsArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionPeople Giving Clothes

She makes fine linen and sells it. She supplies sashes for the merchants. Verse ConceptsLinenMerchantsWomen WorkingMoney Management

Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing. He gave it to David along with his armor, including his sword, his bow and his belt. Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourBeltsRobesArmor ProtectionDressPeople Giving ClothesPeople Stripping Offarmor

I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk. Verse ConceptsBarefeetCoveringBadgersClothembroideryLinenSandalsShoesAnimal SkinsGod Clothing PeopleThe Brides Wedding Dressroyalty

The belt was embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn. They followed Jehovah's instructions to Moses. Verse ConceptsembroideryRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothBlue Purple And Scarlet




Six men came from the direction of the upper gate that faces north. Each had his shattering weapon in his hand. Among them was a certain man clothed in linen with a writing case (secretary's inkhorn) at his side. They went in and stood beside the copper altar. Verse ConceptsSix PeopleComing To GatesFacing NorthWriting On ObjectsWeapons Of GodSetting Up The Bronze AltarDeath Penalty For Killing