Isaiah 11:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Isaiah 11:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 11:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 11:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his waist.”

Isaiah 11:5 — World English Bible

Isaiah 11:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. ”

Isaiah 11:5 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 11:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness--the girdle of his reins.”

Isaiah 11:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 11:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Isaiah 11:5 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 11:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And iustice shall be ye girdle of his loynes, and faithfulnesse the girdle of his reines.”

Isaiah 11:5 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 11:5 in Context — Isaiah 11

3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

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.

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

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.

7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

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What Does Isaiah 11:5 Mean?

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