Isaiah 11:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָ֥יָה צֶ֖דֶק אֵז֣וֹר מָתְנָ֑יו וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖ה אֵז֥וֹר חֲלָצָֽיו׃

Transliteration

wə-hāyāh ṣedeq 'ēzôr motnāyw wə-hā'ĕmûnāh 'ēzôr ḥălāṣāyw

Grammar Details

*wə-hāyāh*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will be
*ṣedeq*: masculine singular noun - righteousness
*'ēzôr*: masculine singular construct - belt/girdle of
*motnāyw*: masculine dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his loins/waist
*wə-hā'ĕmûnāh*: conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the faithfulness
*ḥălāṣāyw*: masculine dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his loins/waist

Word Meanings

*ṣedeq*: righteousness/justice
*'ēzôr*: belt/girdle/waistband
*motnāyw*: loins/waist/hips
*'ĕmûnāh*: faithfulness/firmness/fidelity/steadfastness
*ḥălāṣāyw*: loins/waist (synonym of motnāyw)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 25:1 : 1 O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Eph 6:14 : 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Heb 2:17 : 17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
1 Pet 4:1 : 1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Rev 1:13 : 13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 3:14 : 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
Isa 59:17 : 17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
Hos 2:20 : 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
2 Cor 6:7 : 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
Ps 93:1 : 1 The LORD reigneth{H8804)}, he is clothed{H8804)} with majesty; the LORD is clothed{H8804)} with strength, wherewith he hath girded{H8694)} himself: the world also is stablished{H8735)}, that it cannot be moved{H8735)}.

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