Righteousness and Faithfulness
R. Macculloch. Isaiah 11:5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. agreeably blended together, compose the girdle of the Messiah. These two amiable qualities cannot be separated, and serve mutually to illustrate each other; faithfulness is necessary to fulfil the promises of God, and righteousness is no less requisite to discern the characters of those to whom they ought to be fulfilled, in what measure, and in what time they should be accomplished. (R. Macculloch.) Parallel Verses KJV: And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. WEB: Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.