me.zach denotes a belt, whether absent from a land or worn continually around a person.

The two occurrences show a belt in contrasting settings: its absence is announced in Isaiah 23:10, while Psalm 109:19 compares continual girding with a belt.

1. A belt, absent or worn around the body · dominant

   Both occurrences use the masculine singular absolute noun in belt imagery. In Isaiah 23:10 the APB renders the clause "there is no belt any longer," whereas in Psalm 109:19 it renders a belt that someone "girds continually."

   Isaiah 23:10Psalm 109:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "belt" in both verses, presenting its absence in Isaiah 23:10 and continual girding in Psalm 109:19. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall imagery rather than isolate every lexical detail.