That is why to this day ¹  the Israelites do not eat the sinew which is attached to the socket of the hip, because he struck ²  the socket of Jacob’s hip near the attached sinew.

When the man ¹  saw that he could not defeat Jacob, ²  he struck ³  the socket of his hip so the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated while he wrestled with him.

The sun rose ¹  over him as he crossed over Penuel, ²  but ³  he was limping because of his hip.

He struck them down and defeated them. ¹  Then he went down and lived for a time in the cave in the cliff of Etam.

So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved off half of each one’s beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, ¹  and then sent them away.

Then all the color drained from the king’s face ¹  and he became alarmed. ²  The joints of his hips gave way, ³  and his knees began knocking together.

Make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; ¹  they must cover ²  from the waist to the thighs.

So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved their beards off. ¹  He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed ²  and then sent them away.

For this is what the Lord says: “Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river, the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks. ¹  You will nurse from her breast ²  and be carried at her side; you will play on her knees.

He loosens ¹  the bonds ²  of kings and binds a loincloth ³  around their waist.

Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips. ¹ 

And their meat will be yours, just as the breast and the right hip of the raised offering is yours.

Because he covered his face with fat, ¹  and made ²  his hips bulge with fat, ³ 

Look ¹  at its strength in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly.

When they were near the big rock that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire and had a dagger in its sheath belted to his waist. When he advanced, it fell out. ¹ 

Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

The Lover to His Beloved: (7:2) How beautiful are your sandaled ¹  feet, O nobleman’s daughter! ²  The curves ³  of your thighs ⁴  are like jewels, the work of the hands of a master craftsman.

The Lord says, “The women ¹  of Zion are proud. They walk with their heads high ²  and flirt with their eyes. They skip along ³  and the jewelry on their ankles jingles. ⁴ 

Look all around you! ¹  They all gather and come to you – your sons come from far away and your daughters are escorted by guardians.

As for that statue, its head was of fine gold, its chest and arms were of silver, its belly and thighs were of bronze.