Ezekiel 16:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 16:12

10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of¹ badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

11 I adorned you with ornaments, ^aput bracelets on your wrists, ^band a chain on your neck.

12 And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.

13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. ^aYou ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly ^bbeautiful, and succeeded to royalty.

14 ^aYour fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God.

Jerusalem’s Harlotry

15 ^a“But you trusted in your own beauty, ^bplayed the harlot because of your fame, and poured out your harlotry on everyone passing by who would have it.

16 ^aYou took some of your garments and adorned multicolored¹ high places for yourself, and played the harlot on them. Such things should not happen, nor be.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 16:12

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American Standard Version
And I put a ring upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

Amplified® Bible
And I put a ring on your nostril and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown upon your head!

Contemporary English Version
a ring for your nose, some earrings, and a beautiful crown.

Darby English Version
and I put a ring on thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

Good News Bible
I gave you a nose ring and earrings and a beautiful crown to wear.

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

New American Standard Bible
"I also put a ring in your nostril, earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

New International Version
and I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

New King James Version
And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I also put a ring in your nostril, earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

Revised Standard Version
And I put a ring on your nose, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.

Young's Literal Translation
And I give a ring for thy nose, And rings for thine ears, And a crown of beauty on thy head.

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

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