Isaiah 11:5
And justice shall be the girdle of his loins: and faith the girdle of his reins.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 45:4Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.
Psalms 93:1The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty: the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself. For he hath established the world which shall not be moved.
Isaiah 25:1For the hand of the Lord shall rest in this mountain: and Moab shall be trodden down under him, as straw is broken in pieces with the wain.
Hosea 2:20And I will espouse thee to me in faith: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of justice,
1 Peter 4:1Christ therefore having suffered in the flesh, be you also armed with the same thought: for he that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sins:
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11:2-10
Prophecy of the Messiah; The Government of Messiah. ( b. c. 740.) 1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ; 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… Read the whole commentary →