New English Translation
Ezekiel 16:9
9“‘Then I bathed you in water, washed the blood off you, and anointed you with fragrant oil.
Ezekiel 16:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘I bathed you with water and washed the blood from you and put ointments on you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I bathed you with water and washed off your blood from you and anointed you with oil.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Then I washed you in water; yes, I thoroughly washed off your blood, and I anointed you with oil.
Context of Ezekiel 16:9
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. 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. “‘Then I bathed you in water, washed the blood off you, and anointed you with fragrant oil. 10I 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.
Read all of Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 16:9 word by word
וָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְ בַּמַּ֔יִם וָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ף דָּמַ֖יִךְ מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְ וָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְ בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:9
- Ezekiel 16:4As for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water; you were certainly not rubbed down with salt, nor wrapped with blankets.
- Ezekiel 36:25I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols.
- Psalms 51:7Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
- Isaiah 4:4At that time the sovereign master will wash the excrement from Zion’s women, he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem’s midst, as he comes to judge and to bring devastation.
- John 13:8Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:11Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Corinthians 10:2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
- Hebrews 9:10They served only for matters of food and drink and various washings; they are external regulations imposed until the new order came.
- 1 John 5:8the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three are in agreement.
- Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ – the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
- Ezekiel 16:6“‘I passed by you and saw you kicking around helplessly in your blood. I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!” I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!”
- Psalms 23:5You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21But it is God who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anointed us,
- 1 John 2:20Nevertheless you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The usual purifications for marriage.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. 99. washed I thee--as brides used to pass through a preparatory purification (Es 2:12). So Israel, before the giving of the law at Sinai (Ex 19:14); "Moses sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes." So believers (1Co 6:11). oil--emblem of the Levitical priesthood, the type of Messiah (Psa 45:7).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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