Ezekiel 16
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Ezekiel 16:1-14

1Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 2“SonH1121 of manH120, 1makeH3045 knownH3045 to JerusalemH3389 her abominationsH8441, 3and sayH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 2GodH3068 saysH559 to JerusalemH3389: “Your originH4351 and your birthH4138 are from the landH776 of the CanaaniteH3669; your fatherH1 was an AmoriteH567 and your motherH517 a HittiteH2850. 4As for your birthH4138, 3on the dayH3117 you were bornH3205 your navelH8270 cordH8270 was not cutH3772, norH3808 were you washedH7364 with waterH4325 for cleansingH4935; you were not rubbedH4414 withH4414 saltH4414 or even wrappedH2853 inH2853 clothsH2853. 5NoH3808 eyeH5869 lookedH2347 withH2347 pityH2347 on you to doH6213 anyH259 of theseH428 thingsH428 for you, to haveH2550 compassionH2550 on you. Rather you were thrownH7993 outH7993 into the 45openH6440 fieldH7704, 6for 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 7madeH5414 you 8veryH7233 numerousH7233, like plantsH6780 of the fieldH7704. Then you grewH7235 upH7235, becameH1431 tallH1431 and reachedH935 the age for fineH5716 jewelryH5716; 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, 9you were at the timeH6256 for loveH1730; so I 10spreadH6566 My 11garmentH3671 overH5921 you and coveredH3680 your nakednessH6172. I also 12sworeH7650 anH7650 oathH7650 to you and 13enteredH935 into a covenantH1285 with you so that you 14becameH1961 Mine,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 9“Then I bathedH7364 you with waterH4325, washedH7857 offH7857 your bloodH1818 from you, and 15anointedH5480 you with oilH8081. 10I also clothedH3847 you with 16colorfullyH7553 wovenH7553 clothH7553 and putH5274 sandalsH5274 of 17fineH8476 leatherH8476 on your feet; and I wrappedH2280 you with fineH8336 linenH8336 and coveredH3680 you with silkH4897. 11I adornedH5710 you with jewelryH5716, putH5414 18braceletsH6781 on your wristsH3027, and a 19necklaceH7242 aroundH5921 your neckH1627. 12I also putH5414 a 20ringH5141 in your noseH639, earringsH5694 in your earsH241, and a 21beautifulH8597 crownH5850 on your headH7218. 13So you were adornedH5710 with 22goldH2091 and silverH3701, and your dressH4403 was of fineH8336 linenH8336, silkH4897, and colorfullyH7553 wovenH7553 clothH7553. You ateH398 fineH5560 flourH5560, honeyH1706, and oilH8081; so you wereH3302 exceedinglyH3966 beautifulH3302 and advancedH6743 to 23royaltyH4410. 14Then your 24fameH8034 spreadH3318 among the nationsH1471 on account of your beautyH3308, for it was 25perfectH3632 because of My splendorH1926 whichH834 I bestowedH7760 on you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 16:2 Is 58:1; Ezek 20:4; 22:2 ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 16:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 16:4 Hos 2:3 ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 16:5 Lit face of the field ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 16:5 Deut 32:10 ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 16:5 Lit in the loathing of your soul ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 16:7 Ex 1:7; Deut 1:10 ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 16:7 Lit a myriad ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 16:8 Lit your time was ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 16:8 Ruth 3:9; Jer 2:2 ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 16:8 Lit hem (of a garment) ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 16:8 Gen 22:16-18 ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 16:8 Ex 24:7, 8 ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 16:8 Ex 19:5; Ezek 20:5; Hos 2:19, 20 ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 16:9 Ruth 3:3 ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 16:10 Ex 26:36; Ezek 16:13, 18; 26:16; 27:7, 16 ↩
  17. 17. Ezekiel 16:10 Meaning of the Heb uncertain ↩
  18. 18. Ezekiel 16:11 Gen 24:22, 47; Is 3:19; Ezek 23:42 ↩
  19. 19. Ezekiel 16:11 Gen 41:42; Prov 1:9 ↩
  20. 20. Ezekiel 16:12 Gen 24:47; Is 3:21 ↩
  21. 21. Ezekiel 16:12 Is 28:5; Jer 13:18; Ezek 16:14 ↩
  22. 22. Ezekiel 16:13 Ps 45:13, 14; Ezek 16:17 ↩
  23. 23. Ezekiel 16:13 1 Sam 10:1; 1 Kin 4:21 ↩
  24. 24. Ezekiel 16:14 1 Kin 10:1, 24 ↩
  25. 25. Ezekiel 16:14 Ps 50:2; Lam 2:15 ↩

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