I made you thrive[a] like plants of the field.(A) You grew up and matured and became very beautiful.[b] Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were stark naked.

“‘Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of my garment over you and covered your nakedness.(B) I pledged myself to you,(C) entered into a covenant with you—this is the declaration of the Lord God—and you became mine.(D) I washed you with water, rinsed off your blood, and anointed you with oil.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:7 LXX reads Thrive; I made you
  2. 16:7 Or matured and developed the loveliest of ornaments

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