Ezekiel 16:12

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

11Next I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your hands, and a chain around your neck.

13So you were adorned with gold and silver, and you were dressed in fine linen, silk, and embroidered clothes; you ate fine flour, honey, and oil, and you were very beautiful, and you became a queen.

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 1:10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, 1 your neck with strings of jewels. 1

Isaiah 3:19the ear pendants, the bracelets, and the veils; 1

Isaiah 28:5In that day Yahweh of hosts will become a beautiful crown and a diadem of beauty for the remainder of his people, 1

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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