Ezekiel 16:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.”
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“So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper unto royal estate.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And thou dost put on gold and silver, And thy clothing <FI>is<Fi> fine linen, And figured silk and embroidery, Fine flour, and honey, and oil thou hast eaten, And thou art very very beautiful, And dost go prosperously to the kingdom.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 16:13 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
- Deuteronomy 8:8a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;
- Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
- 1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
- 1 Samuel 12:12But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
- 2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- 1 Kings 4:21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- Ezra 4:20And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
- Ezra 5:11And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
- Job 29:6when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
- Psalms 45:13All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
- Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
- Psalms 81:16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
- Psalms 147:14He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
- Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
- Jeremiah 13:20Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?
- Lamentations 2:15All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”
- Ezekiel 16:14Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 16:19And you set before them as a pleasing aroma the food I had given you—the fine flour, oil, and honey that I had fed you. That is what happened, declares the Lord GOD.
- Hosea 2:5For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’
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