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“‘Then I passed by you and watched you, noticing that you had reached the age for love. I spread my cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I swore a solemn oath to you and entered into a marriage covenant with you, declares the sovereign Lord, and you became mine. 9“‘Then I bathed you in water, washed the blood off you, and anointed you with fragrant oil. I dressed you in embroidered clothing and put fine leather sandals on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk. 11I adorned you with jewelry. I put bracelets on your hands 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 plentiful like sprouts in a field; you grew tall and came of age so that you could wear jewelry. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, but you were still naked and bare.
• Psalms 45:13The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.
• Isaiah 61:3to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.
• Luke 15:22But the father said to his slaves, ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!
• Revelation 21:2And I saw the holy city – the new Jerusalem – descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
• Ezekiel 16:13You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidery. You ate the finest flour, honey, and olive oil. You became extremely beautiful and attained the position of royalty.
• Exodus 28:5The artisans are to use the gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen.
• 1 Peter 3:3Let your beauty not be external – the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes –
• Exodus 25:5ram skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,
• Exodus 26:14“You are to make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red and over that a covering of fine leather.
• Exodus 39:27They made tunics of fine linen – the work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons –
• Revelation 7:9After these things I looked, and here was an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands.
• Revelation 19:8She was permitted to be dressed in bright, clean, fine linen” (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).
• Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph’s. He clothed him with fine linen clothes and put a gold chain around his neck.
• Proverbs 31:22She makes for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
• Revelation 18:12cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and 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
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• 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