Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
Parallel translations
- WEB Strap your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.
- KJV Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
- NKJV Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With Your glory and Your majesty.
- NASB ¶Strap Your sword on Your thigh, Mighty One, In Your splendor and majesty!
- NLT Put on your sword, O mighty warrior! You are so glorious, so majestic!
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Quick answer
The king is summoned to gird on his sword in splendor and majesty. It matters because it portrays the royal warrior, fulfilled in Christ the conquering King.
Overview
The bridegroom-king is addressed as a mighty warrior arming for battle, his sword a sign of strength to defend and conquer. Glory and majesty clothe him. This martial imagery anticipates Christ, who wages war not with steel but in righteousness, conquering by His word and triumphing over every foe.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Heb 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Isa 49:2He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.
- Rev 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Rev 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
- Isa 63:1–6Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
- Ps 21:5Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
- Ps 96:6Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
- Heb 8:1The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
- Ps 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Ps 145:12to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
- Jude 1:25to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
- Heb 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Ps 145:5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
- Rom 14:9For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
- Rev 19:21And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
- Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
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