Isaiah 11:5 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 11:5

Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

FESTAL LETTER 3 (373)

At all times let us stand firm, but especially now, although many afflictions overtake us and many heretics are furious against us. Let us then, my beloved brothers, celebrate with thanksgiving the holy feast that now draws near to us, "girding up the loins of our minds," like our Savior Jesus Christ, of whom it is written, "Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins."

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verse 3 and following) He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears. But he will judge the poor with justice, and decide with fairness for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and kill the wicked with the breath of his lips. Righteousness will be his belt, and faithfulness the sash around his waist. These words refer to the first coming of the Savior; the Jews argue about the future at the end of the world.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And righteousness shall be the gridle of his loins - The sense of this verse is plain. He will always exhibit himself as a just and faithful king. “The girdle of the loins” refers to the cincture, or band, with which the ancients girded themselves. A part of their dress consisted of an outward, loose, flowing robe.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

So "truth" gives firm consistency to the whole character (Eph 5:14). In Isa 59:17, "righteousness" is His breastplate.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָ֥יָה	ve.Ha.yah	and it will be	H1961 →
צֶ֖דֶק	Tze.dek	righteousness	H6664 →
אֵז֣וֹר	'e.Zor	[the] waistband of	H232 →
מָתְנָ֑יו	ma.te.Nav	hips his	H4975 →
וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖ה	ve.ha.'e.mu.Nah	and <the> faithfulness	H530 →
אֵז֥וֹר	'e.Zor	[the] waistband of	H232 →
חֲלָצָֽיו׃	cha.la.Tzav	loins his	H2504 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- Psalms 32:5
  Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
- Proverbs 28:13
  He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- Jeremiah 33:8
  And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
- Psalms 51:2–5
  Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
- 1 John 1:7
  But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Through
Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8
  But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 59:17
  He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
- Luke 12:35
  Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.

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Roman legionary equipment surveyed by Paul as Christian discipline (Eph 6:10–18). Six pieces of armor and a seventh element — prayer — that is posture, not armor. Every piece carries an OT echo.

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