Ezekiel 16:9

And I do wash thee with water, And I wash away thy blood from off thee, And I anoint thee with perfume.

Young's Literal Translation

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 pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time [is] a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost become Mine.

10And I clothe thee with embroidery, And I shoe thee with badger's skin, And I gird thee with fine linen, And I cover thee with figured silk.

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Cross References

Psalms 23:5Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!

Isaiah 4:4If the Lord hath washed away The filth of daughters of Zion, And the blood of Jerusalem purgeth from her midst, By the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

Ezekiel 36:25And I have sprinkled over you clean water, And ye have been clean; From all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols, I do cleanse you.

1 Corinthians 6:11And certain of you were these! but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were declared righteous, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

2 Corinthians 1:21and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and did anoint us, [is] God,

1 John 2:20And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known 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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