Isaiah 11:5 Douay-Rheims

And justice shall be the girdle of his loins: and faith the girdle of his reins.

John Chrysostom

A.D. 347–407 Patristic

He is not speaking of a literal, physical belt, for all the language in this passage he employs in a spiritual sense.

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A.D. 407 · on Isa 11:5 (HOMILIES ON EPHESIANS 23)

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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