Ezekiel 16:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I give a ring for thy nose, And rings for thine ears, And a crown of beauty on thy head.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 16:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 1:10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
  2. Song of Solomon 1:11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
  3. Isaiah 3:19their pendants, bracelets, and veils;
  4. Isaiah 3:21their signet rings and nose rings;
  5. Isaiah 28:5On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,
  6. Jeremiah 13:18Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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