Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 16:14
14Your fame spread among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect, through My splendor, which I bestowed on you.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
Ezekiel 16:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And 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 God.
- New International Version (NIV)And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor that I had bestowed on you, declares the Lord God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your 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.
Context of Ezekiel 16:14
12I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears and a crown of glory on your head. 13So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your raiment was of fine linen, silk and embroidery. You ate fine flour, honey and oil. You became exceedingly beautiful, and advanced to the kingdom. Your fame spread among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect, through My splendor, which I bestowed on you.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 15“But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a harlot. You poured out your enticements on everyone who passed by—they were his. 16You took your garments, made high places decked out with various colors and fornicated on them—this should not happen, it should not be!
Read all of Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 16:14 word by word
וַיֵּ֨צֵא לָ֥ךְ שֵׁ֛ם בַּגּוֹיִ֖ם בְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְ כִּ֣י׀ כָּלִ֣יל ה֗וּא בַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי עָלַ֔יִךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thy renownשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- for thy beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308
- perfectכָּלִילkâlîyl · entireH3632
- through my comelinessהָדָרhâdâr · gloryH1926
- which I had putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- upon thee, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
Cross-references for Ezekiel 16:14
- Deuteronomy 4:6You must keep and do them, for it is your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples, who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
- Joshua 2:9and she said to the men: “I know that Adonai has given you the land—dread of you has fallen on us and all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear before you.
- Joshua 9:6Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. So now, make a treaty-covenant with us.”
- 1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon because of the Name of Adonai, she came to test him with hard questions.
- 2 Chronicles 2:11Then Huram continued, “Blessed be Adonai, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth. He gave King David a wise son, endowed with insight and understanding, who will build a House for Adonai and a royal house for himself.
- 2 Chronicles 9:23And all the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to listen to the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
- Lamentations 2:15All who pass your way clap their hands at you. They hiss and shake their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem. “Is this the city of which they said, ‘The perfection of beauty,’ ‘the joy of the whole earth’?”
- 1 Corinthians 4:7For who makes you different? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
Commentaries on Ezekiel 16:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Perfect my comeliness - The comeliness was not natural, but the gift of God.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. 1414. thy renown ... among ... heathen--The theocracy reached its highest point under Solomon, when distant potentates heard of his "fame" (1Ki 10:1, &c.), for example, the queen of Sheba, Hiram, &c. (La 2:15). my comeliness--It was not thine own, but imparted by Me.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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