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10 I dressed you in embroidered clothing and put fine leather sandals on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk. 11 I adorned you with jewelry. I put bracelets on your hands and a necklace around your neck. 12 I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. 13 You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidery. You ate the finest flour, honey, and olive oil. You became extremely beautiful and attained the position of royalty. 14 Your fame[a] spread among the nations because of your beauty; your beauty was perfect because of the splendor that I bestowed on you, declares the Sovereign Lord.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:14 tn Heb “name.”
  2. Ezekiel 16:14 sn The description of the nation Israel in vv. 10-14 recalls the splendor of the nation’s golden age under King Solomon.

10 I clothed you with an embroidered(A) dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen(B) and covered you with costly garments.(C) 11 I adorned you with jewelry:(D) I put bracelets(E) on your arms and a necklace(F) around your neck, 12 and I put a ring on your nose,(G) earrings(H) on your ears and a beautiful crown(I) on your head.(J) 13 So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes(K) were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil(L) and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.(M) 14 And your fame(N) spread among the nations on account of your beauty,(O) because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord.(P)

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