Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.
Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
Job — The canonical wisdom-literature interrogation of undeserved suffering. A prose frame enclosing three cycles of dialogue, a late Elihu interrupt, and a whirlwind theophany that does not answer the question — it relativizes it.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices3
Gird up thy loins as a man. Holy Scripture is wont to call those persons 'men,' who follow, doubtless, the ways of the Lord with firm and steady steps.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXVIII, 604patristic
Gird up now thy loins like a man,.... Like a man of valour that girds on his harness for battle: Job is bid to prepare for the controversy the Lord was entering into with him; and bring forth his strong reasons and most powerful arguments in his own defence. The allusion is to the custom in the eastern countries, where they wore long garments, to gird them about their loins, when they engaged in work or war.
John Gill· Exposition of the Entire Bible, 1771reformed
Gird up now thy loins like a man - To gird up the loins, is a phrase which has allusion to the mode of dress in ancient times. The loose flowing robe which was commonly worn, was fastened with a girdle when men ran, or labored, or engaged in conflict; see the notes at Mat 5:38-
Albert Barnes· Notes on the Old and New Testaments, 1870evangelical
The verses this one reaches12
“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’
Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.
If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
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1 Peter 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and…
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Jeremiah 1:17Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
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Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
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1 Kings 18:46And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
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So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
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