Ezekiel 16:7

And be increased in number like the buds of the field; and you were increased and became great, and you came to the time of love: your breasts were formed and your hair was long; but you were uncovered and without clothing.

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I 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.

In Context

6And when I went past you and saw you stretched out in your blood, I said to you, Though you are stretched out in your blood, have life;

8Now when I went past you, looking at you, I saw that your time was the time of love; and I put my skirts over you, covering your unclothed body: and I gave you my oath and made an agreement with you, says the Lord, and you became mine.

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Cross References

Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.

Exodus 12:37And the children of Israel made the journey from Rameses to Succoth; there were about six hundred thousand men on foot, as well as children.

Deuteronomy 1:11May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times greater in number than you are, and give you his blessing as he has said!

Deuteronomy 32:10He came to him in the waste land, in the unpeopled waste of sand: putting his arms round him and caring for him, he kept him as the light of his eye.

Nehemiah 9:18Even when they had made for themselves an ox of metal, and said, This is your God who took you up out of Egypt, and had done so much to make you angry;

Psalms 135:4For the Lord has taken Jacob for himself, and Israel for his property.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 16:7-15

God's Kindness to Israel. ( b. c. 593.) 6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. 7 I 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. 8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was… Read the whole commentary →

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