Ezekiel 16
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Ezekiel 16:7-14

7I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.12

8Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord Yhwh, and thou becamest mine.

9Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.3

10I 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.

11I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

12And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.4

13Thus 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.

14And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord Yhwh.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 16:7 caused…: Heb. made thee a million. ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 16:7 excellent…: Heb. ornament of ornaments. ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 16:9 blood: Heb. bloods. ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 16:12 forehead: Heb. nose. ↩

Commentaries on Ezekiel 16

Revised Literal Translation — © 2018 Michael W. Jones, Sr. — GPL