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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist.
helmet of salvation, breastplate of righteousness, belt/girdle of truth (loins girt with truth), shoes of peace (feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace), shield of faith and the sword of the spirit/word of God. [2] The helmet of Salvation and the breastplate of Righteousness also appear in Isaiah 59:17. [3] [4]
The Bible was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 12 reviews.
Gird me, O Lord, with the girdle of purity, and quench in me the fire of concupiscence that the grace of temperance and chastity may abide in me. [4] By the 8th century AD, the girdle became established as a liturgical vestment "in the strict sense of the word." [7] In 800 AD, the girdle began to be worn by Christian deacons in the Eastern ...
When the long tunic of the Ancient era was the typical garment, the phrase "gird one's loins" described the process of raising and securing the lower portion of the tunic between one's legs to increase mobility for work or battle. [15] In the modern age, it has become an idiom meaning to prepare oneself for action, as in:
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The Amplified Bible largely offers a word-for-word (formal equivalence) translation, in contrast to thought-for-thought (dynamic equivalence) translations at the opposite end of the Bible translation spectrum. [6] [7] [8] Amplification is indicated by parentheses, brackets, italicized conjunctions, and bold or italicized text. Each form ...
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