Verse 13

Ezekiel 16:13

World English Bible, British Edition

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13 Thus you were decked with gold and silver. Your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and you prospered to royal estate.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/תַּעְדִּ֞י זָהָ֣ב וָ/כֶ֗סֶף וּ/מַלְבּוּשֵׁ/ךְ֙ ששי שֵׁ֤שׁ וָ/מֶ֨שִׁי֙ וְ/רִקְמָ֔ה סֹ֧לֶת וּ/דְבַ֛שׁ וָ/שֶׁ֖מֶן אכלתי אָכָ֑לְתְּ וַ/תִּ֨יפִי֙ בִּ/מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַֽ/תִּצְלְחִ֖י לִ/מְלוּכָֽה

English Translation

And you adorned yourself with gold and silver, and your garments were fine linen and purple, and I ate honey and oil; you were exceedingly beautiful and you prospered to reign.

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Chapter 16 Context

1 Again the LORD’s word came to me, saying, Focus ↗

2 “Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations; Focus ↗

3 and say, ‘The Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: “Your origin and your birth is of the land of the Canaanit... Focus ↗

4 As for your birth, in the day you were born your navel was not cut. You weren’t washed in water to c... Focus ↗

5 No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast ou... Focus ↗

6 “‘“When I passed by you, and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your... Focus ↗

7 I caused you to multiply as that which grows in the field, and you increased and grew great, and you... Focus ↗

8 “‘“Now when I passed by you, and looked at you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread... Focus ↗

9 “‘“Then I washed you with water. Yes, I thoroughly washed away your blood from you, and I anointed y... Focus ↗

10 I clothed you also with embroidered work and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you with fine lin... Focus ↗

11 I decked you with ornaments, put bracelets on your hands, and put a chain on your neck. Focus ↗

12 I put a ring on your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. Focus ↗

13 Thus you were decked with gold and silver. Your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered wo...

14 Your renown went out amongst the nations for your beauty; for it was perfect, through my majesty whi... Focus ↗

15 “‘“But you trusted in your beauty, and played the prostitute because of your renown, and poured out... Focus ↗

16 You took some of your garments, and made for yourselves high places decked with various colours, and... Focus ↗

17 You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for... Focus ↗

18 You took your embroidered garments, covered them, and set my oil and my incense before them. Focus ↗

19 My bread also which I gave you, fine flour, oil, and honey, with which I fed you, you even set it be... Focus ↗

20 “‘“Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to me, and you have sac... Focus ↗

21 that you have slain my children and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire to t... Focus ↗

22 In all your abominations and your prostitution you have not remembered the days of your youth, when... Focus ↗

23 “‘“It has happened after all your wickedness—woe, woe to you!” says the Lord GOD— Focus ↗

24 “that you have built for yourselves a vaulted place, and have made yourselves a lofty place in every... Focus ↗

25 You have built your lofty place at the head of every way, and have made your beauty an abomination,... Focus ↗

26 You have also committed sexual immorality with the Egyptians, your neighbours, great of flesh; and h... Focus ↗

27 See therefore, I have stretched out my hand over you, and have diminished your portion, and delivere... Focus ↗

28 You have played the prostitute also with the Assyrians, because you were insatiable; yes, you have p... Focus ↗

29 You have moreover multiplied your prostitution to the land of merchants, to Chaldea; and yet you wer... Focus ↗

30 “‘“How weak is your heart,” says the Lord GOD, “since you do all these things, the work of an impude... Focus ↗

31 in that you build your vaulted place at the head of every way, and make your lofty place in every st... Focus ↗

32 “‘“Adulterous wife, who takes strangers instead of her husband! Focus ↗

33 People give gifts to all prostitutes; but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and bribe them, th... Focus ↗

34 You are different from other women in your prostitution, in that no one follows you to play the pros... Focus ↗

35 “Therefore, prostitute, hear the LORD’s word: Focus ↗

36 ‘The Lord GOD says, “Because your filthiness was poured out, and your nakedness uncovered through yo... Focus ↗

37 therefore see, I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have taken pleasure, and all those whom... Focus ↗

38 I will judge you as women who break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the b... Focus ↗

39 I will also give you into their hand, and they will throw down your vaulted place, and break down yo... Focus ↗

40 They will also bring up a company against you, and they will stone you with stones, and thrust you t... Focus ↗

41 They will burn your houses with fire, and execute judgements on you in the sight of many women. I wi... Focus ↗

42 So I will cause my wrath towards you to rest, and my jealousy will depart from you. I will be quiet,... Focus ↗

43 “‘“Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have raged against me in all these th... Focus ↗

44 “‘“Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will use this proverb against you, saying, ‘As is the mother,... Focus ↗

45 You are the daughter of your mother, who loathes her husband and her children; and you are the siste... Focus ↗

46 Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells at your left hand, she and her daughters; and your younger... Focus ↗

47 Yet you have not walked in their ways, nor done their abominations; but soon you were more corrupt t... Focus ↗

48 As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “Sodom your sister has not done, she nor her daughters, as you have d... Focus ↗

49 “‘“Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease... Focus ↗

50 They were arrogant and committed abomination before me. Therefore I took them away when I saw it. Focus ↗

51 Samaria hasn’t committed half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they... Focus ↗

52 You also bear your own shame yourself, in that you have given judgement for your sisters; through yo... Focus ↗

53 “‘“I will reverse their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Sa... Focus ↗

54 that you may bear your own shame, and may be ashamed because of all that you have done, in that you... Focus ↗

55 Your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, will return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daugh... Focus ↗

56 For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride, Focus ↗

57 before your wickedness was uncovered, as at the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria, and... Focus ↗

58 You have borne your lewdness and your abominations,” says the LORD. Focus ↗

59 “‘For the Lord GOD says: “I will also deal with you as you have done, who have despised the oath in... Focus ↗

60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an... Focus ↗

61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your sisters, your elder sisters an... Focus ↗

62 I will establish my covenant with you. Then you will know that I am the LORD; Focus ↗

63 that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more because of your shame,... Focus ↗

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Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: Chapter 16 (63 verses)
Version: World English Bible, British Edition

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