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Ezekiel 16:9

Verse 9 of 63. The 16th of 48 chapters in Ezekiel, in The Major Prophets.

5No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast out in the open field, because you were abhorred in the day that you were born.

6“‘“When I passed by you, and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your blood, live!’ Yes, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your blood, live!’

7I caused you to multiply as that which grows in the field, and you increased and grew great, and you attained to excellent beauty. Your breasts were formed, and your hair grew; yet you were naked and bare.

8“‘“Now when I passed by you, and looked at you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my garment over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I pledged myself to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord GOD, “and you became mine.

9“‘“Then I washed you with water. Yes, I thoroughly washed away your blood from you, and I anointed you with oil.

10I clothed you also with embroidered work and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

11I decked you with ornaments, put bracelets on your hands, and put a chain on your neck.

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

13Thus you were decked with gold and silver. Your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and you prospered to royal estate.

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.