Ezekiel 16:12

Ezekiel 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
• New International Version (NIV)and I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.

Context of Ezekiel 16:12

10I gave you expensive clothing of fine linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine goatskin leather. 11I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces, a ring for your nose, earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head. 13And 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! 14Your fame soon spread throughout the world because of your beauty. I dressed you in my splendor and perfected your beauty, says the Sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 16:12 word by word

וָאֶתֵּ֥ן נֶ֙זֶם֙ עַל־אַפֵּ֔ךְ וַעֲגִילִ֖ים עַל־אָזְנָ֑יִךְ וַעֲטֶ֥רֶת תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת בְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• a jewelנֶ֫זֶםnezem · ringH5141
• on thy foreheadאַף'aph · face: noseH639
• and earringsעָגִיל‛âgîyl · ringH5694
• in thine earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• and a beautifulתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• crownעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
• upon thine headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I put a jewel on thy forehead - אפך על al appech, upon thy nose. This is one of the most common ornaments among ladies in the east. European translators, not knowing what to make of a ring in the nose, have rendered it, a jewel on thy forehead or mouth, (though they have sometimes a piece of gold or jewel fastened to the center of their forehead.) I have already spoken of this Asiatic custom, so often referred to in the sacred writings: see Genesis 24:22…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12A jewel on thy forehead - literally, “a nose-ring on thy nostril” (Genesis 24:22 note).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. 1212. jewel on thy forehead--rather, "a ring in thy nose" (Is 3:21). a crown--at once the badge of a bride, and of her being made a queen, as being consort of the King; the very name Israel meaning "a prince of God." So they are called "a kingdom of priests" (Ex 19:6; compare Re 1:6). Though the external blessings bestowed on Israel were great, yet not these, but the internal and spiritual, form the main reference in the kingly marriage to which Israel was…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 16:12

• Bride
• Bridegroom
• Crown
• God Continued...
• Jewels
• Linen
• Nose

In the dictionaries

• Confound
• Earrings
• Eminent
• Equal
• Forehead
• Fornication
• Gird
• Justify
• Rest
• 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