Isaiah 11:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. | Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist. | And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it will be | וְהָ֥יָה | ve-HA-yah | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| righteousness | צֶ֖דֶק | TZE-dek | H6664G | righteousnessצֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) 1) justice, rightness, righteousness 1a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures) 1b) righteousness (in government) 1b1) of judges, rulers, kings 1b2) of law 1b3) of Davidic king, Messiah 1b4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government 1b5) of God's attribute 1c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause) 1d) rightness (in speech) 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity 1f1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption 1f2) in name of Messianic king … |
| [the] waistband of | אֵז֣וֹר | 'e-ZOR | H0232 | girdleאֵזוֹר (e.zor) 1) waist-cloth, the innermost piece of clothing 1a) of God's power over kings (fig.) 1b) of faithfulness (metaph) 2) waistband |
| hips his | מָתְנָ֑יו | ma-te-NAV | H4975 | loinמׇתְנַ֫יִם (mo.ten) 1) loins, hips 1a) used with zar.zir (זַרְזִיר "greyhound" H2223) in Pr 30:31; perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown |
| and the faithfulness | וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖ה | ve-ha-'e-mu-NAH | H0530 | faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה (e.mu.nah) firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness |
| [the] waistband of | אֵז֥וֹר | 'e-ZOR | H0232 | girdleאֵזוֹר (e.zor) 1) waist-cloth, the innermost piece of clothing 1a) of God's power over kings (fig.) 1b) of faithfulness (metaph) 2) waistband |
| loins his | חֲלָצָֽיו׃ | cha-la-TZAV | H2504 | loinחָלָץ (cha.lats) 1) loins 1a) as seat of virility 1b) as girded 1c) as seat of pain (woman's travail) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.