Ezekiel 16:13

Ezekiel 16:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
• New International Version (NIV)So 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour and honey and oil. You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And so you were adorned with gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen and costly fabric and were beautifully embroidered. You ate the finest foods—choice flour, honey, and olive oil—and became more beautiful than ever. You looked like a queen, and so you were!

Context of Ezekiel 16:13

11I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck. 12And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and succeeded to royalty. 14Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God. 15“But you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it.

Ezekiel 16:13 word by word

וַתַּעְדִּ֞י זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֗סֶף וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙ שֵׁ֤שׁ וָמֶ֙שִׁי֙ וְרִקְמָ֔ה סֹ֧לֶת וּדְבַ֛שׁ וָשֶׁ֖מֶן אָכָ֑לְתְּ וַתִּ֙יפִי֙ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖י לִמְלוּכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus wast thou deckedעָדָה‛âdâh · to adornH5710
• with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and thy raimentמַלְבּוּשׁmalbûsh malbûsh · garmentH4403
• fine linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• and silkמֶ֫שִׁיmeshîy · silkH4897
• and broidered workרִקְמָהriqmâh · embroideryH7553
• thou didst eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• fine flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
• and honeyדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
• and oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• and thou wast exceedingמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• beautifulיָפָהyâphâh · be beautifulH3302
• and thou didst prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
• into a kingdomמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410

Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:13

• Ezekiel 16:19Also My food which I gave you—the pastry of fine flour, oil, and honey which I fed you—you set it before them as sweet incense; and so it was,” says the Lord God.
• Deuteronomy 8:8a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;
• Deuteronomy 32:13“He made him ride in the heights of the earth, That he might eat the produce of the fields; He made him draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock;
• Psalms 45:13The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; Her clothing is woven with gold.
• Psalms 81:16He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.”
• Psalms 147:14He makes peace in your borders, And fills you with the finest wheat.
• Hosea 2:5For their mother has played the harlot; She who conceived them has behaved shamefully. For she said, ‘I will go after my lovers, Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my linen, My oil and my drink.’
• Ezekiel 16:14Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God.
• Psalms 48:2Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
• Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
• Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, Where our fathers praised You, Is burned up with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste.
• Jeremiah 13:20Lift up your eyes and see Those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, Your beautiful sheep?
• Genesis 17:6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.
• 1 Samuel 12:12And when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the Lord your God was your king.
• 2 Samuel 8:15So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.
• 1 Kings 4:21So Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thus wast thou decked, etc. - The Targum understands all this of the tabernacle service, the book of the law, the sacerdotal vestments, etc. Thou didst prosper into a kingdom - Here the figure explains itself: by this wretched infant, the low estate of the Jewish nation in its origin is pointed out; by the growing up of this child into woman's estate, the increase and multiplication of the people; by her being decked out and ornamented, her tabernacle…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Fine flour, and honey, and oil - These were the choicest kinds of food. Into a kingdom - This part of the description refers to the reigns of David and Solomon, when the kingdom of Israel (still undivided) attained its highest pitch of grandeur.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14She wore jewelry and ate the finest foods. She was known throughout the world for her beauty and splendor, which were gifts from the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. flour ... honey ... oil--These three mixed form the sweetest cakes; not dry bread and leeks as in Egypt. From raiment He passes to food (De 32:13, 14). exceeding beautiful--Psa 48:2, the city; also, Psa 29:2, the temple. prosper into a kingdom--exercising empire over surrounding nations.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:13

• Bride
• Bridegroom
• Embroidery
• Food
• God Continued...
• Jewels
• Linen
• Oil
• Silk

In the dictionaries

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• Silk
• Solomon, Song of

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