13:2 So I bought the shorts as the Lord had told me to do 1 and put them on. 2
1 tnHeb “according to the word of the Lord.”
2 tnHeb “upon your loins.” The “loins” were the midriff of the body from the waist to the knees. For a further discussion including the figurative uses see R. C. Dentan, “Loins,” IDB 3:149-50.