Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
A man, х geber (H1397)] - hero, ready for battle (1 Corinthians 16:13, "Quit you like men, be strong"), as he had wished (Job 9:35; Job 13:22; Job 31:37). The robe, usually worn flowing, was girt up by a girdle when men ran, laboured, or fought (1 Peter 1:13).