Gird up your loins and fresh courage take, my brethren 1 the tunic wouldn’t allow you to do heavy labor or fight in battle, necessitating the “girding” of one’s loins 2 first, hoist the tunic up so that all the fabric is above your knees this will give you mobility 3 gather all the extra material in front of you, so that the back. Gird your loins explain. Gird up thy loins now like a man - an expression taken from the ancient mode of dress that was a loose, flowing robe, which was secured by a girdle when traveling, or when one entered upon anything requiring energy; see the notes at matthew 5:38-41the meaning here is, "prepare thyself for the highest effort that can be made.
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Job 38:3 gird up now thy loins like a man; for i will demand of thee, and answer thou me ver 3 gird up now thy loins like a man] as men did use to do when they went to fight, 1 kings 20:11 stand to thy ward, and see to thyself; for i mean to assail thee and to try thy manhood plato hath observed, that the best fencers are the worst soldiers. This is the meaning of [italics] girded up his loins [end italics] (i kings 18:46). to gird up the loins of your mind (i peter 1:13) means to prepare for strenuous mental activity, and warns of the necessity to guard your mind (proverbs 4:23).. Jesus said, "let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning" (luke 12:35), implying that his servants are always to be ready and watching for him. peter echoed that thought in i peter 1:13 when he said, "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.
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