And the hand of the Lord was on Eli´jah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Job 38:3 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Gird up now your loins like a man, and I will demand of you, and you declare to Me. American Standard Version (1901) Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. Common English Bible Prepare yourself like a man; I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me. Catholic Public Domain Version Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Gird up thy loins like a man. I will ask thee, and answer thou me. |
And the hand of the Lord was on Eli´jah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? He that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover.
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;