Girdle
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Girdle’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
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Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
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For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to me,’ says Yahweh; ‘that they may be to me for a people, for a name, for praise, and for glory; but they would…
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And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
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I clothed you also with embroidered work, and put sealskin sandals on you. I dressed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
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Exodus 39:29 OT
the sash of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their breasts.
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2 Kings 1:8 OT
They answered him, “He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It’s Elijah the Tishbite.”
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Matthew 3:4 NT
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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Isaiah 3:24 OT
It shall happen that instead of sweet spices, there shall be rottenness; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well set hair, baldness; instead of a robe, a wearing of sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
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The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground. They keep silence. They have cast up dust on their heads. They have clothed themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
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She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
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She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.
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Isaiah 22:21 OT
and I will clothe him with your robe, and strengthen him with your belt. I will commit your government into his hand; and he will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
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Isaiah 23:10 OT
Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.
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Yahweh’s hand was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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2 Kings 4:29 OT
Then he said to Gehazi, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand, and go your way. If you meet any man, don’t greet him; and if anyone greets you, don’t answer him again. Then lay my staff on the child’s face.”
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Luke 12:37 NT
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.
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Luke 17:8 NT
and will not rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?
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John 13:4 NT
arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel and wrapped a towel around his waist.
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When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went along it fell…
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Among the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.
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Ezekiel 9:2 OT
Behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand. One man in the middle of them was clothed in linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. They went in, and…
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Matthew 10:9 NT
Don’t take any gold, silver, or brass in your money belts.
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Mark 6:8 NT
He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,
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Isaiah 5:27 OT
No one shall be weary nor stumble among them; no one shall slumber nor sleep, neither shall the belt of their waist be untied, nor the strap of their sandals be broken,