Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Waist’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Waist’ occurs 65 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 3:15 I will put enmities between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. She will crush your head, and you will lie in wait for her heel.”Genesis 3:15
Genesis 49:18 I will wait for your salvation, O Lord.Genesis 49:18
Number of the word / term Waist in Genesis: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 12:11 Now you shall consume it in this way: You shall gird your waist, and you shall have shoes on your feet, holding staves in your hands, and you shall consume it in haste. For it is the Passover (that is, the Crossing) of the Lord.Exodus 12:11
Exodus 21:13 But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God delivered him into his hands, then I will appoint for you a place to which he must flee.Exodus 21:13
Exodus 21:14 If someone murders his neighbor with deliberation, by lying in wait, you shall tear him away from my altar, so that he may die.Exodus 21:14
Exodus 34:24 For when I will have taken away the nations before your face, and enlarged your borders, no one shall lie in wait against your land when you will go up to appear in the sight of the Lord your God, three times a year.Exodus 34:24
Number of the word / term Waist in Exodus: 4
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Judges
Judges 6:18 And may you not withdraw from here, until I return to you, carrying a sacrifice and offering it to you.” And he responded, “I will wait for your return.”Judges 6:18
Number of the word / term Waist in Judges: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Ruth
Ruth 1:13 if you were willing to wait until they were grown and had completed the years of adolescence, you would be elderly before you could marry. Do not do so, I beg you, my daughters. For your difficulties weigh upon me greatly, and the hand of the Lord has been set against me.”Ruth 1:13
Number of the word / term Waist in Ruth: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:8 And you shall descend before me into Gilgal, (for I will descend to you), so that you may offer an oblation, and may immolate victims of peace. For seven days, you shall wait, until I come to you, and reveal to you what you should do.”1 Samuel 10:8
1 Samuel 24:11 Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.1 Samuel 24:11
Number of the word / term Waist in 1 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 2:5 Also, you know what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, has done to me, what he did to the two leaders of the army of Israel, to Abner, the son of Ner, and to Amasa, the son of Jether. He killed them, and so he shed the blood of war in peace time, and he set the bloodshed of battle on his belt, which was around his waist, and in his shoes, which were on his feet.1 Kings 2:5
1 Kings 18:46 And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah. And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab, until he arrived at Jezreel.1 Kings 18:46
Number of the word / term Waist in 1 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 1:8 So they said, “A hairy man, with a belt of leather wrapping his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah, the Tishbite.”2 Kings 1:8
2 Kings 4:29 And so he said to Gehazi: “Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy.”2 Kings 4:29
2 Kings 9:1 Now the prophet Elisha called one of the sons of the prophets, and he said to him: “Gird your waist, and take this little bottle of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.2 Kings 9:1
Number of the word / term Waist in 2 Kings: 3
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 4:18 For each one of the builders was girded with a sword at the waist. And they were building, and they were sounding a trumpet beside me.Nehemiah 4:18
Number of the word / term Waist in Nehemiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Job
Job 6:19 Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.Job 6:19
Job 12:18 He removes the belt of kings and encircles their waist with a rope.Job 12:18
Job 14:14 Do you suppose that a dead man will live again? On each of the days in which I now battle, I wait until my transformation occurs.Job 14:14
Job 17:13 If I should wait, the underworld is my house, and in darkness I have spread out my bed.Job 17:13
Job 31:16 If I have denied the poor what they wanted and have made the eyes of the widow wait;Job 31:16
Job 35:14 And so, when you say, “He does not examine,” be judged before him, but wait for him.Job 35:14
Job 38:3 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.Job 38:3
Job 38:40 as they rest in their dens or lie in wait in pits?Job 38:40
Job 40:7 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.Job 40:7
Number of the word / term Waist in Job: 9
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 52:9 I will confess to you forever, because you have accomplished it. And I will wait on your name, for it is good in the sight of your saints.Psalm 52:9
Psalm 69:6 Let those who wait for you, O Lord, the Lord of hosts, not be shamed in me. Let those who seek you, O God of Israel, not be confounded over me.Psalm 69:6
Number of the word / term Waist in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 1:11 If they should say: “Come with us. We will lie in wait for blood. We will lay traps against the innocent, without cause.Proverbs 1:11
Proverbs 12:6 The words of the impious lie in wait for blood. The mouth of the just shall free them.Proverbs 12:6
Proverbs 20:22 Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.Proverbs 20:22
Proverbs 23:28 She lies in wait along the way like a robber. And the incautious one whom she sees, she will put to death.Proverbs 23:28
Proverbs 24:15 Do not lie in wait, and do not seek impiety in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.Proverbs 24:15
Proverbs 31:17 She has wrapped her waist with fortitude, and she has strengthened her arm.Proverbs 31:17
Number of the word / term Waist in Proverbs: 6
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 5:27 There is no one weak or struggling among them. They will not become drowsy, and they will not sleep. Neither will the belt around their waist be loosened, nor the laces of their boots be broken.Isaiah 5:27
Isaiah 8:17 And I will wait for the Lord, who has concealed his face from the house of Jacob, and I will stand before him.Isaiah 8:17
Isaiah 11:5 And justice will be the belt around his waist. And faith will be the warrior’s belt at his side.Isaiah 11:5
Isaiah 20:2 in that same time, the Lord spoke by the hand of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saying: “Go forth, and remove the sackcloth from your waist, and take your shoes from your feet.” And he did so, going out naked and barefoot.Isaiah 20:2
Isaiah 30:18 Therefore, the Lord waits, so that he may take pity on you. And therefore, he will be exalted for sparing you. For the Lord is the God of judgment. Blessed are all those who wait for him.Isaiah 30:18
Isaiah 32:11 Be stupefied, you opulent women! Be disturbed, O confident ones! Strip yourselves, and be confounded; gird yourselves at the waist.Isaiah 32:11
Isaiah 51:5 My just one is near. My savior has gone forth. And my arms will judge the people. The islands will hope in me, and they will patiently wait for my arm.Isaiah 51:5
Number of the word / term Waist in Isaiah: 7
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:17 Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.Jeremiah 1:17
Jeremiah 5:6 For this reason, a lion from the forest has struck them down, a wolf toward evening has laid waste to them, a leopard lies in wait over their cities. All who go out from there will be taken. For their transgressions have been multiplied; their rebellions have been strengthened.Jeremiah 5:6
Number of the word / term Waist in Jeremiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 3:24 HETH. “The Lord is my portion,” said my soul. Because of this, I will wait for him.Lamentations 3:24
Lamentations 4:19 COPH. Our persecutors have been swifter than the eagles of the sky. They have been pursuing us above the mountains; they have lain in wait for us in the desert.Lamentations 4:19
Number of the word / term Waist in Lamentations: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:27 And I saw something with the appearance of amber, with the likeness of fire within it and all around it. And from his waist and upward, and from his waist downward, I saw something with the appearance of fire shining all around.Ezekiel 1:27
Ezekiel 8:2 And I saw, and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight of amber.Ezekiel 8:2
Ezekiel 9:2 And behold, six men were approaching from the way of the upper gate, which looks to the north. And each one had equipment for killing in his hand. Also, one man in their midst was clothed with linen, and an instrument for writing was at his waist. And they entered and stood beside the bronze altar.Ezekiel 9:2
Ezekiel 9:3 And the glory of the Lord of Israel was taken up, from the cherub upon which he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called out to the man who was clothed with linen and had an instrument for writing at his waist.Ezekiel 9:3
Ezekiel 23:15 with belts wrapped around the waist, and with dyed headdresses on their heads, having seen the appearance of all the rulers, the likenesses of the sons of Babylon and of the land of the Chaldeans in which they were born,Ezekiel 23:15
Ezekiel 47:5 And he measured one thousand, and he led me forward, through the water, up to the waist. And he measured one thousand, into a torrent, through which I was not able to pass. For the waters had risen to become a profound torrent, which was not able to be crossed.Ezekiel 47:5
Number of the word / term Waist in Ezekiel: 6
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 10:5 And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw, and behold, one man clothed in linen, and his waist was wrapped with the finest gold,Daniel 10:5
Number of the word / term Waist in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 3:3 And I said to her, “You will wait for me for many days. You will not commit fornication, and you will not be with a man. But I also will wait for you.”Hosea 3:3
Number of the word / term Waist in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Micah
Micah 7:2 The holy ones pass away from the land, and there is no one righteous among men. All wait in ambush for blood; a man hunts his brother to death.Micah 7:2
Micah 7:7 But I will look towards the Lord. I will wait for God, my Savior. My God will hear me.Micah 7:7
Number of the word / term Waist in Micah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:3 For as yet the vision is far off, and it will appear in the end, and it will not lie. If it expresses any delay, wait for it. For it is arriving and it will arrive, and it will not be hindered.Habakkuk 2:3
Number of the word / term Waist in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 3:4 Now the same John had a garment made from the hair of camels, and a leather belt around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.Matthew 3:4
Number of the word / term Waist in Matthew: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Mark
Mark 1:6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist. And he ate locusts and wild honey.Mark 1:6
Number of the word / term Waist in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Luke
Luke 7:19 And John called two of his disciples, and he sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you he who is to come, or should we wait for another?”Luke 7:19
Luke 7:20 But when the men had come to him, they said: “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying: ‘Are you he who is to come, or should we wait for another?’ ”Luke 7:20
Number of the word / term Waist in Luke: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Acts
Acts 1:4 And dining with them, he instructed them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but that they should wait for the Promise of the Father, “about which you have heard,” he said, “from my own mouth.Acts 1:4
Number of the word / term Waist in Acts: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Romans
Romans 8:25 But since we hope for what we do not see, we wait with patience.Romans 8:25
Number of the word / term Waist in Romans: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book Ephesians
Ephesians 6:14 Therefore, stand firm, having been girded about your waist with truth, and having been clothed with the breastplate of justice,Ephesians 6:14
Number of the word / term Waist in Ephesians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book 1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 3:1 Because of this, willing to wait no longer, it was pleasing to us to remain at Athens, alone.1 Thessalonians 3:1
1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this reason also, I was not willing to wait any longer, and I sent to find out about your faith, lest perhaps he who tempts may have tempted you, and our labor might have been in vain.1 Thessalonians 3:5
Number of the word / term Waist in 1 Thessalonians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Waist’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 1:13 For this reason, gird the waist of your mind, be sober, and hope perfectly in the grace that is offered to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ.1 Peter 1:13
Number of the word / term ‘Waist’ in 1 Peter: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 65
