Ezekiel 16
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Ezekiel 16:4-14

4As for your birthH4138, 1on the dayH3117 you were bornH3205 your navelH8270 cordH8270 was not cutH3772, norH3808 were you washedH7364 with waterH4325 for cleansingH4935; you were not rubbedH4414 with saltH4414 or even wrappedH2853 in clothsH2853. 5NoH3808 eyeH5869 lookedH2347 with pityH2347 on you to doH6213 anyH259 of theseH428 thingsH428 for you, to haveH2550 compassionH2550 on you. Rather you were thrownH7993 out into the 23openH6440 fieldH7704, 4for you were abhorredH1604 on the dayH3117 you were bornH3205.

6“When I passedH5674 by you and sawH7200 you squirmingH947 in your bloodH1818, I saidH559 to you while you were in your bloodH1818, ‘LiveH2421!’ Yes, I saidH559 to you while you were in your bloodH1818, ‘LiveH2421!’ 7I 5madeH5414 you 6numerousH7233 like plantsH6780 of the fieldH7704. Then you grewH7235 up, becameH1431 tallH1431 and reachedH935 the ageH935 for fineH5716 ornamentsH5716; your breastsH7699 were formedH3559 and your hairH8181 had grownH6779. Yet you were nakedH5903 and bareH6181.

8“Then I passedH5674 by you and sawH7200 you, and beholdH2009, 7you were at the timeH6256 for loveH1730; so I 8spreadH6566 My skirtH3671 overH5921 you and coveredH3680 your nakednessH6172. I also 9sworeH7650 to you and 10enteredH935 into a covenantH1285 with you so that you 11becameH1961 Mine,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 9“Then I bathedH7364 you with waterH4325, washedH7857 offH7857 your bloodH1818 from you and 12anointedH5480 you with oilH8081. 10I also clothedH3847 you with 13embroideredH7553 clothH7553 and putH5274 sandalsH5274 of porpoiseH8476 skinH8476 on your feet; and I wrappedH2280 you with fineH8336 linenH8336 and coveredH3680 you with silkH4897. 11I adornedH5710 you with ornamentsH5716, putH5414 14braceletsH6781 on your handsH3027 and a 15necklaceH7242 aroundH5921 your neckH1627. 12I also putH5414 a 16ringH5141 in your nostrilH639, earringsH5694 in your earsH241 and a 17beautifulH8597 crownH5850 on your headH7218. 13Thus you were adornedH5710 with 18goldH2091 and silverH3701, and your dressH4403 was of fineH8336 linenH8336, silkH4897 and embroideredH7553 clothH7553. You ateH398 fineH5560 flourH5560, honeyH1706 and oilH8081; so you were exceedinglyH3966 beautifulH3302 and advancedH6743 to 19royaltyH4410. 14Then your 20fameH8034 wentH3318 forthH3318 among the nationsH1471 on account of your beautyH3308, for it was 21perfectH3632 because of My splendorH1926 whichH834 I bestowedH7760 on you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 16:4 Hos 2:3 ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 16:5 Lit surface ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 16:5 Deut 32:10 ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 16:5 Lit in the loathing of your soul ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 16:7 Ex 1:7; Deut 1:10 ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 16:7 Lit a myriad ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 16:8 Lit your time was ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 16:8 Ruth 3:9; Jer 2:2 ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 16:8 Gen 22:16-18 ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 16:8 Ex 24:7, 8 ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 16:8 Ex 19:5; Ezek 20:5; Hos 2:19, 20 ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 16:9 Ruth 3:3 ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 16:10 Ex 26:36; Ezek 16:13, 18; 26:16; 27:7, 16 ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 16:11 Gen 24:22, 47; Is 3:19; Ezek 23:42 ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 16:11 Gen 41:42; Prov 1:9 ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 16:12 Gen 24:47; Is 3:21 ↩
  17. 17. Ezekiel 16:12 Is 28:5; Jer 13:18; Ezek 16:14 ↩
  18. 18. Ezekiel 16:13 Ps 45:13, 14; Ezek 16:17 ↩
  19. 19. Ezekiel 16:13 1 Sam 10:1; 1 Kin 4:21 ↩
  20. 20. Ezekiel 16:14 1 Kin 10:1, 24 ↩
  21. 21. Ezekiel 16:14 Ps 50:2; Lam 2:15 ↩

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