Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. {answer...: Heb. make me know}

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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; {to the end: Gr. perfectly}

Let your loins be girded about, and {your} lights burning;

And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. {to the...: Heb. till thou come to Jezreel}

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. {with the tongs: or, with an axe}

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty {God} of Jacob; (from thence {is} the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

Though I have bound {and} strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me. {have...: or, chastened}

Let your loins be girded about, and {your} lights burning;