God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 16:13
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.
Ezekiel 16:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
- New International Version (NIV)So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour and honey and oil. You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and succeeded to royalty.
Context of Ezekiel 16:13
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. So 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. 14You became famous in every nation because of your beauty. Your beauty was perfect because I gave you my glory, declares the Almighty Lord. 15“ ‘But you trusted your beauty, and you used your fame to become a prostitute. You had sex with everyone who walked by.
Read all of Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 16:13 word by word
וַתַּעְדִּ֞י זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֗סֶף וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙ שֵׁ֤שׁ וָמֶ֙שִׁי֙ וְרִקְמָ֔ה סֹ֧לֶת וּדְבַ֛שׁ וָשֶׁ֖מֶן אָכָ֑לְתְּ וַתִּ֙יפִי֙ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖י לִמְלוּכָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus wast thou deckedעָדָה‛âdâh · to adornH5710
- with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- and thy raimentמַלְבּוּשׁmalbûsh malbûsh · garmentH4403
- fine linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
- and silkמֶ֫שִׁיmeshîy · silkH4897
- and broidered workרִקְמָהriqmâh · embroideryH7553
- thou didst eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- fine flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
- and honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
- and oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
- and thou wast exceedingמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- beautifulיָפָהyâphâh · be beautifulH3302
- and thou didst prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
- into a kingdomמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410
Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:13
- Ezekiel 16:19You also offered them sweet and fragrant sacrifices. You gave flour, olive oil, and honey—all the food that I gave you to eat. This is what happened, declares the Almighty Lord.
- Deuteronomy 8:8The land has wheat and barley, grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates. The land has honey and olive trees for olive oil.
- Deuteronomy 32:13He made them ride on the heights of the earth and fed them with the produce of the fields. He gave them honey from rocks and olive oil from solid rock.
- Psalms 45:13The daughter of the king is glorious inside ⌞the palace⌟. Her dress is embroidered with gold.
- Psalms 81:16But I would feed Israel with the finest wheat and satisfy them with honey from a rock.”
- Psalms 147:14He is the one who brings peace to your borders and satisfies your ⌞hunger⌟ with the finest wheat.
- Hosea 2:5Their mother acted like a prostitute. The woman who became pregnant with them did shameful things. She said, ‘I’ll chase after my lovers. They will give me food and water, wool and linen, olive oil and wine.’
- Ezekiel 16:14You became famous in every nation because of your beauty. Your beauty was perfect because I gave you my glory, declares the Almighty Lord.
- Psalms 48:2Its beautiful peak is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion is on the northern ridge. It is the city of the great king.
- Psalms 50:2God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty.
- Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned to the ground. All that we valued has been ruined.
- Jeremiah 13:20Look up, and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you—your beautiful sheep?
- Genesis 17:6I will give you many descendants. Many nations and kings will come from you.
- 1 Samuel 12:12But when you saw King Nahash of Ammon coming to attack you, you told me, ‘No, a king should rule over us,’ though the Lord your God was your king.
- 2 Samuel 8:15So David ruled all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.
- 1 Kings 4:21Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the country of the Philistines and as far as the Egyptian border. These kingdoms paid taxes and were subject to Solomon as long as he lived.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thus wast thou decked, etc. - The Targum understands all this of the tabernacle service, the book of the law, the sacerdotal vestments, etc. Thou didst prosper into a kingdom - Here the figure explains itself: by this wretched infant, the low estate of the Jewish nation in its origin is pointed out; by the growing up of this child into woman's estate, the increase and multiplication of the people; by her being decked out and ornamented, her tabernacle…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Fine flour, and honey, and oil - These were the choicest kinds of food. Into a kingdom - This part of the description refers to the reigns of David and Solomon, when the kingdom of Israel (still undivided) attained its highest pitch of grandeur.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14She wore jewelry and ate the finest foods. She was known throughout the world for her beauty and splendor, which were gifts from the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. flour ... honey ... oil--These three mixed form the sweetest cakes; not dry bread and leeks as in Egypt. From raiment He passes to food (De 32:13, 14). exceeding beautiful--Psa 48:2, the city; also, Psa 29:2, the temple. prosper into a kingdom--exercising empire over surrounding nations.Read the comment
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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
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