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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I gave you expensive clothing of fine linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine goatskin leather.

Context of Ezekiel 16:10

8“ ‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine. 9“ ‘I bathed you with water and washed the blood from you and put ointments on you. 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. 11I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck, 12and I put a ring on 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 grow like a plant of the field. You grew and developed and entered puberty. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, yet you were stark naked.
• Psalms 45:13All glorious is the princess within her chamber; her gown is interwoven with gold.
• Isaiah 61:3and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
• Luke 15:22“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
• Revelation 21:2I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
• Ezekiel 16:13So 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.
• Exodus 28:5Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
• 1 Peter 3:3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.
• Exodus 25:5ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood;
• Exodus 26:14Make for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.
• Exodus 39:27For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine linen—the work of a weaver—
• Revelation 7:9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
• Revelation 19:8Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)
• Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
• Proverbs 31:22She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
• Revelation 18:12cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly 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