Ezekiel 16:9

And I washed thee with water, and cleansed away thy blood from thee: and I anointed thee with oil.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers : and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.

10And I clothed thee with embroidery, and shed thee with violet coloured shoes : and I girded thee about with fine linen, and clothed thee with fine garments.

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Cross References

Psalms 23:5Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it!

Isaiah 4:4If the Lord shall wash away the filth of the daughters of Sion, and shall wash away the blood of Jerusalem out of the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

Ezekiel 36:25And I will pour upon you clean water, and you shall be cleansed from all your filthiness, and I will cleanse you from all your idols.

1 Corinthians 6:11And such some of you were; but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Spirit of our God.

2 Corinthians 1:21Now he that confirmeth us with you in Christ, and that hath anointed us, is God:

1 John 2:20But you have the unction from the Holy One, and know all things.

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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