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Isaiah 11:5

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3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
KJV
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
WEB
Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his waist.
ASV
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
DARBY
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
BLB
And righteousness will be the girdle of His waist, and faithfulness the girdle of His loins.
ÅB
Rettferdighet skal være beltet om hans lender, og trofasthet beltet om hans hofter.
OTB
Rettferdighet skal være beltet om hans liv, og trofasthet beltet om hans hofter.
B1930
Rettferdighet skal være beltet om hans lender, og trofasthet beltet om hans hofter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ephesians 6:14

    Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

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  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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  • Isaiah 25:1

    O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

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  • Isaiah 59:17

    For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:7

    By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

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  • Revelation 1:13

    And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

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  • Revelation 3:14

    And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

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  • 1 Peter 4:1

    Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

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