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Isaiah 11:5 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.”

Isaiah 11:5

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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: {quick...: Heb. scent or, smell}

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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. {reprove: or, argue}

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

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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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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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