English Standard Version
Ezekiel 16:7
7I made you flourish like a plant of the field. And you grew up and became tall and arrived at full adornment. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet you were naked and bare.
Ezekiel 16:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
- New International Version (NIV)I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew and developed and entered puberty. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, yet you were stark naked.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I made you thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And I helped you to thrive like a plant in the field. You grew up and became a beautiful jewel. Your breasts became full, and your body hair grew, but you were still naked.
Context of Ezekiel 16:7
5No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you out of compassion for you, but you were cast out on the open field, for you were abhorred, on the day that you were born. 6"And when I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you in your blood, 'Live!' I said to you in your blood, 'Live!' I made you flourish like a plant of the field. And you grew up and became tall and arrived at full adornment. Your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet you were naked and bare. 8"When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine. 9Then I bathed you with water and washed off your blood from you and anointed you with oil.
Read all of Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 16:7 word by word
רְבָבָ֗ה כְּצֶ֤מַח הַשָּׂדֶה֙ נְתַתִּ֔יךְ וַתִּרְבִּי֙ וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔י וַתָּבֹ֖אִי בַּעֲדִ֣י עֲדָיִ֑ים שָׁדַ֤יִם נָכֹ֙נוּ֙ וּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְ צִמֵּ֔חַ וְאַ֖תְּ עֵרֹ֥ם וְעֶרְיָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I have causedנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
- thee to multiplyרְבָבָהrebâbâh · myriadH7233
- as the budצֶ֫מַחtsemach · branchH6780
- of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- and thou hast increasedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
- and waxen greatגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
- and thou art comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to excellentעֲדִי‛ădîy · ornamentH5716
- breastsשַׁדshad shôd · breastH7699
- are fashionedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
- and thine hairשֵׂעָרώê‛âr ώa‛ar · hairH8181
- is grownצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
- nakedעֵירֹם‛êyrôm ‛êrôm · nakedH5903
- and bareעֶרְיָה‛eryâh · nakednessH6181
Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:7
- Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies,
- Exodus 1:7But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
- Exodus 12:37And the people of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.
- Acts 7:17"But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
- Ezekiel 16:10I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
- Exodus 3:22but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians."
- Deuteronomy 1:10The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven.
- Deuteronomy 4:8And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
- Deuteronomy 32:10"He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
- Deuteronomy 33:26"There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty.
- Nehemiah 9:18Even when they had made for themselves a golden calf and said, 'This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,' and had committed great blasphemies,
- Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.
- Psalms 147:20He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the Lord!
- Psalms 148:14He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the Lord!
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
- Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I caused “thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou” didst increase “and” wax “great, and thou” didst come “to excellent” beauty; “thy breasts” were “fashioned and thine hair” was grown, yet wast “thou naked and bare.” The prophet has arrived at the time at which the child grew up to maturity. God preserved the life of the infant which must without His help have died Ezekiel 16:6; and the child grew up to womanhood, but was still desolate and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Jerusalem was helpless and close to death. She had no one to protect her. At that moment, the Lord stepped in and spoke a life-giving word. Without his word, she would have died. The Lord did not owe this abandoned child anything. Many other children in the ancient world were left to die. He was not required to rescue her. But because of his grace and mercy (his undeserved kindness and compassion), he chose to save her. The Lord did more than keep her…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. caused ... to multiply--literally, "I ... made thee a myriad." bud of ... field--the produce of the field. In two hundred fifty years they increased from seventy-five persons to eight hundred thousand (Ac 7:14) [Calvin]. But see Ex 12:37, 38. excellent ornaments--literally, "ornament of ornaments." naked ... bare--(Ho 2:3). Literally, "nakedness ... bareness" itself; more emphatic.Read the comment
Topics related to Ezekiel 16:7
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries