Ezekiel 16:10

Ezekiel 16:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
• New International Version (NIV)I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

Context of Ezekiel 16:10

8“ ‘I went by you again and looked at you. You were old enough to make love to. So I spread my robe over you, and covered your naked body. I promised to love you, and I exchanged marriage vows with you. You became mine, declares the Almighty Lord. 9“ ‘Then I bathed you with water, and I washed off your blood. I poured olive oil over you. I put an embroidered dress on you and fine leather sandals on your feet. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with silk. 11I gave you jewelry. I put bracelets on your wrists and a necklace around your neck. 12I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.

Ezekiel 16:10 word by word

וָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְ רִקְמָ֔ה וָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְ תָּ֑חַשׁ וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְ בַּשֵּׁ֔שׁ וַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְ מֶֽשִׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• thee also with broidered workרִקְמָהriqmâh · embroideryH7553
• and shodנָעַלnâ‛al · to shoeH5274
• thee with badgers’ skinתַּ֫חַשׁtachash · leatherH8476
• and I girdedחָבַשׁchâbash · to saddle/tieH2280
• thee about with fine linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• and I coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• thee with silkמֶ֫שִׁיmeshîy · silkH4897

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:10

• Ezekiel 16:7I made you grow like a plant in the field. You grew up, matured, and became a young woman. Your breasts developed, and your hair grew. Yet, you were naked and bare.
• Psalms 45:13The daughter of the king is glorious inside ⌞the palace⌟. Her dress is embroidered with gold.
• Isaiah 61:3⌞He has sent me⌟ to provide for all those who grieve in Zion, to give them crowns instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of ⌞tears of⌟ grief, and clothes of praise instead of a spirit of weakness. They will be called Oaks of Righteousness, the Plantings of the Lord, so that he might display his glory.
• Luke 15:22“The father said to his servants, ‘Hurry! Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
• Revelation 21:2Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband.
• Ezekiel 16:13So you wore gold and silver jewelry. You were dressed in fine linen, silk, and embroidered clothes. Your food was flour, honey, and olive oil. You were very beautiful, and eventually you became a queen.
• Exodus 28:5They must use gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and fine linen.
• 1 Peter 3:3Wives must not let their beauty be something external. Beauty doesn’t come from hairstyles, gold jewelry, or clothes.
• Exodus 25:5rams’ skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,
• Exodus 26:14Make a cover of rams’ skins that have been dyed red for the outer tent. Over that put a cover made of fine leather.
• Exodus 39:27They wove inner robes out of fine linen for Aaron and his sons.
• Revelation 7:9After these things I saw a large crowd from every nation, tribe, people, and language. No one was able to count how many people there were. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb. They were wearing white robes, holding palm branches in their hands,
• Revelation 19:8She has been given the privilege of wearing dazzling, pure linen.” This fine linen represents the things that God’s holy people do that have his approval.
• Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring and put it on Joseph’s finger. He had Joseph dressed in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
• Proverbs 31:22She makes quilts for herself. Her clothes are ⌞made of⌟ linen and purple cloth.
• Revelation 18:12No one buys their cargo of gold, silver, gems, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, bright red cloth, all kinds of citron wood, articles made of ivory and very costly wood, bronze, iron, marble,

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I clothed thee also with broidered work - Cloth on which various figures, in various colors, were wrought by the needle. With badgers'skin - See Exodus 25:6. The same kind of skin with which the tabernacle was covered. Fine linen - בשש beshesh, with cotton. I have seen cloth of this kind enveloping the finest mummies. I covered thee with silk - משי meshi . Very probably the produce of the silk-worm.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Badgers‘ skin - Probably the skin of the dolphin or dugong (Exodus 25:5 note). Silk - For a robe, a turban, or (as gauze) for a transparent veil; the derivation of the word in the original is much disputed.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The Lord did for Jerusalem what her parents never did: he washed, anointed, and clothed her, reversing the circumstances of her birth. The Lord gave Jerusalem beautiful gifts. He dressed her with ornaments and fine materials fit for a queen. Some of these same materials were used in the tabernacle (see Exodus 25:3–5; 26:1–14). This detail would remind the people of Jerusalem of something important. Their city was chosen as the place for God’s sanctuary…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Psa 45:13, 14, similarly describes the Church (Israel, the appointed mother of Christendom) adorned as a bride (so Is 61:10). It is Messiah who provides the wedding garment (Re 3:18; 19:8). badgers' skin--tahash; others translate, "seal skins." They formed the over-covering of the tabernacle, which was, as it were, the nuptial tent of God and Israel (Ex 26:14), and the material of the shoes worn by the Hebrews on festival days. (See on Ex 25:5). fine…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:10

• Badger
• Bride
• Bridegroom
• Embroidery
• God Continued...
• Linen
• Shoe
• Silk

In the dictionaries

• Badger
• Confound
• Dress
• Eminent
• Equal
• Fornication
• Gird
• Girdle
• Headdress
• Justify

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