Isaiah 11 · Verse 5

Isaiah 11:5

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Isaiah 11:5, King James Version

Isaiah 11:5 in other translations

BSBRighteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
WEBRighteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his waist.
ASVAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
YLTAnd righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness--the girdle of his reins.
DARBYAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
BBEAnd righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
WebsterAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

What does Isaiah 11:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. righteousness ... girdle--(Re 1:13; 19:11). The antitypical High Priest (Ex 28:4). The girdle secures firmly the rest of the garments (1Pe 1:13). So "truth" gives firm consistency to the whole character (Ep 5:14). In Is 59:17, "righteousness" is His breastplate.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 The girdle "The cincture" - All the ancient Versions, except that of Symmachus, have two different words for girdle in the two hemistichs. It is not probable that Isaiah would have repeated אזור azer, when a synonymous word so obvious as חגור chagor occurred. The tautology seems to have arisen from the mistake of some transcriber. The meaning of this verse is, that a zeal for justice and truth shall make him active and strong in executing the great work which he shall undertake. See note on Isa 5:27.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 11:1-9

The peaceful character of Christ's kingdom and subjects. (Is. 11:1-9) The conversion of the Gentiles and Jews. (Is. 11:10-16) Verses 1-9 The Messiah is called a Rod, and a Branch. The words signify a small, tender product; a shoot, such as is easily broken off. He comes forth out of the stem of Jesse; when the royal family was cut down and almost levelled with the ground, it would sprout again. The house of David…

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Isaiah 11:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָ֥יָהve.Ha.yahand it will beH1961
צֶ֖דֶקTze.dekrighteousnessH6664
אֵז֣וֹר'e.Zor[the] waistband ofH232
מָתְנָ֑יוma.te.Navhips hisH4975
וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖הve.ha.'e.mu.Nahand <the> faithfulnessH530
אֵז֥וֹר'e.Zor[the] waistband ofH232
חֲלָצָֽיו\׃cha.la.Tzavloins hisH2504

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 11:5

  • Ephesians 6:14

    Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 25:1

    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.

  • Isaiah 59:17

    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.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:7

    By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

  • Revelation 1:13

    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.

  • Revelation 3:14

    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;

  • 1 Peter 4:1

    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;

  • Hosea 2:20

    I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.

  • Hebrews 2:17

    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.

  • Psalms 93:1

    The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
righteousness.
59:17; Ps 93:1; 2Co 6:7; Eph 6:14; 1Pe 4:1; Re 1:13
and faithfulness.
25:1; Ho 2:20; Heb 2:17; 1Jo 1:9; Re 3:14

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Context

  • Isaiah 11:4

    But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  • Isaiah 11:5

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

  • Isaiah 11:6

    The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

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Isaiah 11:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será la justicia cinto de sus lomos, y la fidelidad ceñidor de sus riñones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la justice sera la ceinture de ses reins, et la fidélité, la ceinture de ses flancs.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Gerechtigkeit wird der Gurt seiner Lenden sein, und die Treue der Gurt seiner Hüften. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erit justitia cingulum lumborum ejus, et fides cinctorium renum ejus.