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- "And righteousnessª shall be¹ the girdleª of his loins,ª and faithfulnessª the girdleª of his reins.ª" {Isa 11:5} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª to his anointed,ª to Cyrus,ª whose¹ right handª I have holden,ª° to subdueª° nationsª beforeª him; and I will looseª° the loinsª of kings,ª to openª° beforeª him the two leaved gates;ª and the gatesª shall not¹ be shut;ª°" {Isa 45:1} + "I¹ [am] the LORD,ª and [there is] none¹ else,¹ [there is] no¹ Godª besideª me: I girdedª° thee, though thou hast not¹ knownª° me:" {Isa 45:5} + "Moreover¹ thou¹ knowestª° also¹ what¹ Joabª the sonª of Zeruiahª didª° to me, [and] what¹ he didª° to the twoª captainsª of the hostsª of Israel,ª unto Abnerª the sonª of Ner,ª and unto Amasaª the sonª of Jether,ª whom he slew,ª° and shedª° the bloodª of warª in peace,ª and putª° the bloodª of warª upon his girdleª that¹ [was] about his loins,ª and in his shoesª that¹ [were] on his feet.ª" {1Kg 2:5} + "He loosethª° the bondª of kings,ª and girdethª° their loinsª with a girdle.ª" {Job 12:18} + "He pourethª° contemptª upon¹ princes,ª and weakenethª° the strengthª of the mighty.ª" {Job 12:21} *marg. "[It is] Godª that girdethª° me with strength,ª and makethª° my wayª perfect.ª" {Psa 18:32} + "The LORDª reigneth,ª° he is clothedª° with majesty;ª the LORDª is clothedª° with strength,ª [wherewith] he hath girded²° himself:¹ the worldª also¹ is stablished,ª° that it cannot¹ be moved.ª°" {Psa 93:1} + "Thenª the king'sª countenanceª was changed,ª° and his thoughtsª troubledª° him, so that the jointsª of his loinsª were loosed,ª° and his kneesª smoteª° oneª against another.ª" {Dan 5:6} + "Whereforeªª take unto¹ you²° the¹ whole armourª of God,ª thatª ye may be ableª° to withstandª° inª the¹ evilª day,ª andª having doneª° all,ª to stand.ª° ... Standª° therefore,ª having²° yourª loinsª girt aboutª° withª truth,ª andª having onª° the¹ breastplateª of righteousness;ª" {Eph 6:13-14}
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