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Selected Verse: Acts 21:11 - Strong Concordance
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| Ac 21:11 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] when he was come [2064] unto [4314] us [2248], [2532] he took [142] Paul's [3972] girdle [2223], and [5037] bound [1210] his own [846] hands [5495] and [2532] feet [4228], and said [2036], Thus [3592] saith [3004] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], So [3779] shall [1210] the Jews [2453] at [1722] Jerusalem [2419] bind [1210] the man [435] that [3739] owneth [2076] this [3778] girdle [2223], and [2532] shall deliver [3860] him into [1519] the hands [5495] of the Gentiles [1484]. |
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King James |
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| So shall the Jews bind the man that owneth this girdle, &c.--For though the Romans did it, it was at the Jews' instigation (Act 21:33; Act 28:17). Such dramatic methods of announcing important future events would bring the old prophets to remembrance. (Compare Isa 20:2, &c.; Jer 13:1, and Eze 5:1, &c.). This prediction and that at Tyre (Act 21:4) were intended, not to prohibit him from going, but to put his courage to the test and when he stood the test, to deepen and mature it. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
He took Paul's girdle - The loose, flowing robes, or outer garments, which were worn in Eastern countries, were bound by a girdle, or sash, around the body when they ran, or labored, or walked. Such a girdle was therefore an indispensable part of dress.
And bound his own hands and feet - As emblematic of what would be done by the Jews to Paul. It was common for the prophets to perform actions which were emblematic of the events which they predicted. The design was to make the prediction more forcible and impressive by representing it to the eye. Thus, Jeremiah was directed to bury his girdle by the Euphrates, to denote the approaching captivity of the Jews, Jer 13:4. Thus, he was directed to make bands and yokes, and to put them around his neck, as a sign to Edom and Moab, etc., Jer 27:2-3. Thus, the act of the potter was emblematic of the destruction that was coming upon the nation of the Jews, Jer 18:4. So Isaiah walked naked and barefoot as a sign of the captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia, Isa 20:3-4. Compare Eze 4:12, etc.
So shall the Jews ... - This was fulfilled. See Act 21:33, and Acts 24.
Into the hands of the Gentiles - To be tried; for the Romans then had jurisdiction over Judea. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Bound his own feet and hands
Imitating the symbolical acts of the Old Testament prophets. See Kg1 22:11; Isa 20:1-3; Jer 13:1-7; Eze 4:1-6. Compare Joh 21:18. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Binding his own feet and hands - In the manner that malefactors were wont to be bound when apprehended. So shall the Jews bind the man whose girdle this is - St. Paul's bonds were first particularly foretold at Cesarea, to which he afterward came in bonds, Act 23:33. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands, etc. - This was no doubt a prophet, in the commonly received sense of the term; and his mode of acting was like that of the ancient prophets, who often accompanied their predictions with significant emblems. Jeremiah was commanded to bury his girdle by the river Euphrates, to mark out the captivity of the Jews. Jer 13:4. For more examples of this figurative or symbolical prophesying, see Jer 27:2, Jer 27:3; Jer 28:4; Isa 20:1-6; Ezekiel 4:1-17; 12:1-28, etc.
Into the hands of the Gentiles - That is, the Romans, for the Jews had not, properly speaking, the power of life and death. And, as Agabus said he should be delivered into the hands of the Gentiles, he showed thereby that they would attempt to destroy his life. This prediction of Agabus was literally fulfilled: see Act 21:33. |
4 And [2532] finding [429] disciples [3101], we tarried [1961] there [847] seven [2033] days [2250]: who [3748] said [3004] to Paul [3972] through [1223] the Spirit [4151], that he should [305] not [3361] go up [305] to [1519] Jerusalem [2419].
1 And thou, son [01121] of man [0120], take [03947] thee a sharp [02299] knife [02719], take [03947] thee a barber's [01532] razor [08593], and cause it to pass [05674] upon thine head [07218] and upon thy beard [02206]: then take [03947] thee balances [03976] to weigh [04948], and divide [02505] the hair.
1 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] unto me, Go [01980] and get [07069] thee a linen [06593] girdle [0232], and put [07760] it upon thy loins [04975], and put [0935] it not in water [04325].
2 At the same time [06256] spake [01696] the LORD [03068] by [03027] Isaiah [03470] the son [01121] of Amoz [0531], saying [0559], Go [03212] and loose [06605] the sackcloth [08242] from off thy loins [04975], and put off [02502] thy shoe [05275] from thy foot [07272]. And he did so [06213], walking [01980] naked [06174] and barefoot [03182].
17 And [1161] it came to pass [1096], that after [3326] three [5140] days [2250] Paul [3972] called [4779] the chief [4413] [5607] of the Jews [2453] together [4779]: and [1161] when they [846] were come together [4905], he said [3004] unto [4314] them [846], Men [435] and brethren [80], though I [1473] have committed [4160] nothing [3762] against [1727] the people [2992], or [2228] customs [1485] of our fathers [3971], yet was I delivered [3860] prisoner [1198] from [1537] Jerusalem [2414] into [1519] the hands [5495] of the Romans [4514].
33 Then [5119] the chief captain [5506] came near [1448], and took [1949] him [846], and [2532] commanded [2753] him to be bound with [1210] two [1417] chains [254]; and [2532] demanded [4441] who [5101] he was [302] [1498], and [2532] what [5101] he had [2076] done [4160].
33 Then [5119] the chief captain [5506] came near [1448], and took [1949] him [846], and [2532] commanded [2753] him to be bound with [1210] two [1417] chains [254]; and [2532] demanded [4441] who [5101] he was [302] [1498], and [2532] what [5101] he had [2076] done [4160].
12 And thou shalt eat [0398] it as barley [08184] cakes [05692], and thou shalt bake [05746] it with dung [01561] that cometh out [06627] of man [0120], in their sight [05869].
3 And the LORD [03068] said [0559], Like as my servant [05650] Isaiah [03470] hath walked [01980] naked [06174] and barefoot [03182] three [07969] years [08141] for a sign [0226] and wonder [04159] upon Egypt [04714] and upon Ethiopia [03568];
4 So shall the king [04428] of Assyria [0804] lead away [05090] the Egyptians [04714] prisoners [07628], and the Ethiopians [03568] captives [01546], young [05288] and old [02205], naked [06174] and barefoot [03182], even with their buttocks [08357] uncovered [02834], to the shame [06172] of Egypt [04714].
4 And the vessel [03627] that he made [06213] of clay [02563] was marred [07843] in the hand [03027] of the potter [03335]: so he made [06213] it again [07725] another [0312] vessel [03627], as seemed [05869] good [03474] to the potter [03335] to make [06213] it.
2 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] to me; Make [06213] thee bonds [04147] and yokes [04133], and put [05414] them upon thy neck [06677],
3 And send [07971] them to the king [04428] of Edom [0123], and to the king [04428] of Moab [04124], and to the king [04428] of the Ammonites [01121] [05983], and to the king [04428] of Tyrus [06865], and to the king [04428] of Zidon [06721], by the hand [03027] of the messengers [04397] which come [0935] to Jerusalem [03389] unto Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063];
4 Take [03947] the girdle [0232] that thou hast got [07069], which is upon thy loins [04975], and arise [06965], go [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and hide [02934] it there in a hole [05357] of the rock [05553].
18 Verily [281], verily [281], I say [3004] unto thee [4671], When [3753] thou wast [2258] young [3501], thou girdedst [2224] thyself [4572], and [2532] walkedst [4043] whither [3699] thou wouldest [2309]: but [1161] when [3752] thou shalt be old [1095], thou shalt stretch forth [1614] thy [4675] hands [5495], and [2532] another [243] shall gird [2224] thee [4571], and [2532] carry [5342] thee whither [3699] thou wouldest [2309] not [3756].
1 Thou also, son [01121] of man [0120], take [03947] thee a tile [03843], and lay [05414] it before [06440] thee, and pourtray [02710] upon it the city [05892], even Jerusalem [03389]:
2 And lay [05414] siege [04692] against it, and build [01129] a fort [01785] against it, and cast [08210] a mount [05550] against it; set [05414] the camp [04264] also against it, and set [07760] battering rams [03733] against it round about [05439].
3 Moreover take [03947] thou unto thee an iron [01270] pan [04227], and set [05414] it for a wall [07023] of iron [01270] between thee and the city [05892]: and set [03559] thy face [06440] against it, and it shall be besieged [04692], and thou shalt lay siege [06696] against it. This shall be a sign [0226] to the house [01004] of Israel [03478].
4 Lie [07901] thou also upon thy left [08042] side [06654], and lay [07760] the iniquity [05771] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478] upon it: according to the number [04557] of the days [03117] that thou shalt lie [07901] upon it thou shalt bear [05375] their iniquity [05771].
5 For I have laid [05414] upon thee the years [08141] of their iniquity [05771], according to the number [04557] of the days [03117], three [07969] hundred [03967] and ninety [08673] days [03117]: so shalt thou bear [05375] the iniquity [05771] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478].
6 And when thou hast accomplished [03615] them [0428], lie [07901] again [08145] on thy right [03233] [03227] side [06654], and thou shalt bear [05375] the iniquity [05771] of the house [01004] of Judah [03063] forty [0705] days [03117]: I have appointed [05414] thee each day [03117] [03117] for a year [08141] [08141].
1 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] unto me, Go [01980] and get [07069] thee a linen [06593] girdle [0232], and put [07760] it upon thy loins [04975], and put [0935] it not in water [04325].
2 So I got [07069] a girdle [0232] according to the word [01697] of the LORD [03068], and put [07760] it on my loins [04975].
3 And the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me the second time [08145], saying [0559],
4 Take [03947] the girdle [0232] that thou hast got [07069], which is upon thy loins [04975], and arise [06965], go [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and hide [02934] it there in a hole [05357] of the rock [05553].
5 So I went [03212], and hid [02934] it by Euphrates [06578], as the LORD [03068] commanded [06680] me.
6 And it came to pass after [07093] many [07227] days [03117], that the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto me, Arise [06965], go [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and take [03947] the girdle [0232] from thence, which I commanded [06680] thee to hide [02934] there.
7 Then I went [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and digged [02658], and took [03947] the girdle [0232] from the place [04725] where I had hid [02934] it: and, behold, the girdle [0232] was marred [07843], it was profitable [06743] for nothing.
1 In the year [08141] that Tartan [08661] came [0935] unto Ashdod [0795], (when Sargon [05623] the king [04428] of Assyria [0804] sent [07971] him,) and fought [03898] against Ashdod [0795], and took [03920] it;
2 At the same time [06256] spake [01696] the LORD [03068] by [03027] Isaiah [03470] the son [01121] of Amoz [0531], saying [0559], Go [03212] and loose [06605] the sackcloth [08242] from off thy loins [04975], and put off [02502] thy shoe [05275] from thy foot [07272]. And he did so [06213], walking [01980] naked [06174] and barefoot [03182].
3 And the LORD [03068] said [0559], Like as my servant [05650] Isaiah [03470] hath walked [01980] naked [06174] and barefoot [03182] three [07969] years [08141] for a sign [0226] and wonder [04159] upon Egypt [04714] and upon Ethiopia [03568];
11 And Zedekiah [06667] the son [01121] of Chenaanah [03668] made [06213] him horns [07161] of iron [01270]: and he said [0559], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], With these shalt thou push [05055] the Syrians [0758], until thou have consumed [03615] them.
33 Who [3748], when they came [1525] to [1519] Caesarea [2542], and [2532] delivered [325] the epistle [1992] to the governor [2232], presented [3936] Paul [3972] also [2532] before him [846].
33 Then [5119] the chief captain [5506] came near [1448], and took [1949] him [846], and [2532] commanded [2753] him to be bound with [1210] two [1417] chains [254]; and [2532] demanded [4441] who [5101] he was [302] [1498], and [2532] what [5101] he had [2076] done [4160].
1 In the year [08141] that Tartan [08661] came [0935] unto Ashdod [0795], (when Sargon [05623] the king [04428] of Assyria [0804] sent [07971] him,) and fought [03898] against Ashdod [0795], and took [03920] it;
2 At the same time [06256] spake [01696] the LORD [03068] by [03027] Isaiah [03470] the son [01121] of Amoz [0531], saying [0559], Go [03212] and loose [06605] the sackcloth [08242] from off thy loins [04975], and put off [02502] thy shoe [05275] from thy foot [07272]. And he did so [06213], walking [01980] naked [06174] and barefoot [03182].
3 And the LORD [03068] said [0559], Like as my servant [05650] Isaiah [03470] hath walked [01980] naked [06174] and barefoot [03182] three [07969] years [08141] for a sign [0226] and wonder [04159] upon Egypt [04714] and upon Ethiopia [03568];
4 So shall the king [04428] of Assyria [0804] lead away [05090] the Egyptians [04714] prisoners [07628], and the Ethiopians [03568] captives [01546], young [05288] and old [02205], naked [06174] and barefoot [03182], even with their buttocks [08357] uncovered [02834], to the shame [06172] of Egypt [04714].
5 And they shall be afraid [02865] and ashamed [0954] of Ethiopia [03568] their expectation [04007], and of Egypt [04714] their glory [08597].
6 And the inhabitant [03427] of this isle [0339] shall say [0559] in that day [03117], Behold, such [03541] is our expectation [04007], whither we flee [05127] for help [05833] to be delivered [05337] from [06440] the king [04428] of Assyria [0804]: and how shall we escape [04422]?
4 And I will bring again [07725] to this place [04725] Jeconiah [03204] the son [01121] of Jehoiakim [03079] king [04428] of Judah [03063], with all the captives [01546] of Judah [03063], that went [0935] into Babylon [0894], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]: for I will break [07665] the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894].
3 And send [07971] them to the king [04428] of Edom [0123], and to the king [04428] of Moab [04124], and to the king [04428] of the Ammonites [01121] [05983], and to the king [04428] of Tyrus [06865], and to the king [04428] of Zidon [06721], by the hand [03027] of the messengers [04397] which come [0935] to Jerusalem [03389] unto Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063];
2 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] to me; Make [06213] thee bonds [04147] and yokes [04133], and put [05414] them upon thy neck [06677],
4 Take [03947] the girdle [0232] that thou hast got [07069], which is upon thy loins [04975], and arise [06965], go [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and hide [02934] it there in a hole [05357] of the rock [05553].