King James Version
Isaiah 11:5 in the King James Version says “And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.”
Isaiah 11:5 · KJV
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: quick: Heb. scent or, smell
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. reprove: or, argue
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
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.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And righteousness”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
“of his loins”
H4975properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
“and faithfulness”
H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
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