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JPS Old Testament

Ezekiel 16:11

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bracelet;   Bride;   Bridegroom;   God Continued...;   Jewels;   Linen;   Thompson Chain Reference - Adorning;   Chains;   Ornaments;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ingratitude to God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ashtoreth, Plural Ash'taroth;   Fornication;   Harlot;   Solomon's Song;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ornaments;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Marriage;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chain;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jebus;   Ornament;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bracelet;   Bride;   Ezekiel;   Jewels, Jewelry;   Necklace;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Neck;   Ornaments;   Song of Songs;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amorites ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Chains;   Kedar;   Naked;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Solomon the song of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Chain;   Zedeki'ah;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Bracelet;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bracelet;   Chain;   Hand;   Neck;   Necklace;   Ornament;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Bracelets;   Chains;   Ornament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I adorned you with jewelry, putting bracelets on your wrists and a necklace around your neck.
Hebrew Names Version
I decked you with ornaments, and I put bracelets on your hands, and a chain on your neck.
King James Version
I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
English Standard Version
And I adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck.
New American Standard Bible
"I adorned you with jewelry, put bracelets on your wrists, and a necklace around your neck.
New Century Version
I put jewelry on you: bracelets on your arms, a necklace around your neck,
Amplified Bible
"I adorned you with ornaments and I put bracelets on your wrists and a necklace around your neck.
World English Bible
I decked you with ornaments, and I put bracelets on your hands, and a chain on your neck.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets vpon thine handes, and a chaine on thy necke.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your hands and a necklace around your neck.
Legacy Standard Bible
I also adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your hands and a necklace around your neck.
Berean Standard Bible
I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.
Contemporary English Version
I gave you bracelets, a necklace,
Complete Jewish Bible
I gave you jewelry to wear, bracelets for your hands, a necklace for your neck,
Darby Translation
And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck;
Easy-to-Read Version
I also gave you some jewelry. I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck.
George Lamsa Translation
I decked you also with ornaments, and I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace on your neck.
Good News Translation
I put jewels on you—bracelets and necklaces.
Lexham English Bible
And I adorned you with ornaments, and I put a bracelet on your arms and a necklace on your neck.
Literal Translation
And I adorned you with ornaments, and I put bracelets on your hands and a chain on your neck.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I decked the wt costly apparell, I put rynges vpon thy fyngers: a chayne aboute thy necke,
American Standard Version
And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
Bible in Basic English
And I made you fair with ornaments and put jewels on your hands and a chain on your neck.
King James Version (1611)
I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets vpon thine hands, and a chaine on thy necke.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I decked thee with costly apparell, I put braselets vpon thy hands, a chayne about thy necke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thine hands, and a necklace on thy neck.
English Revised Version
I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y clothide thee with sutil thingis, and Y ournede thee with ournement.
Update Bible Version
And I decked you with ornaments, and I put bracelets on your hands, and a chain on your neck.
Webster's Bible Translation
I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
New English Translation
I adorned you with jewelry. I put bracelets on your hands and a necklace around your neck.
New King James Version
I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck.
New Living Translation
I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces,
New Life Bible
I put on you objects of beauty. I put beautiful objects on your arms and around your neck.
New Revised Standard
I adorned you with ornaments: I put bracelets on your arms, a chain on your neck,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then decked I thee with ornaments, And put bracelets upon thy hands, And a neckchain upon thy throat;
Douay-Rheims Bible
I decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thy hands, and a chain about thy neck.
Revised Standard Version
And I decked you with ornaments, and put bracelets on your arms, and a chain on your neck.
Young's Literal Translation
And I adorn thee with adornments, And I give bracelets for thy hands, And a chain for thy neck.

Contextual Overview

6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee wallowing in thy blood, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live; yea, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live; 7 I cause thee to increase, even as the growth of the field. And thou didst increase and grow up, and thou camest to excellent beauty: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast naked and bare. 8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, and, behold, thy time was the time of love, I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness; yea, I swore unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest Mine. 9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I cleansed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. 10 I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk. 11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. 12 And I put a ring upon thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head. 13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and richly woven work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou didst wax exceeding beautiful, and thou wast meet for royal estate. 14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty; for it was perfect, through My splendour which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I put: Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:53

and a: Leviticus 8:9, Esther 2:17, Isaiah 28:5, Lamentations 5:16, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 4:4, Revelation 4:10

a chain: Genesis 41:42, Proverbs 1:9, Proverbs 4:9, Song of Solomon 1:10, Song of Solomon 4:9, Isaiah 3:19, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:29,

forehead: Heb. nose, Genesis 24:22, *marg. Isaiah 3:21,

ear-rings: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 35:22, Numbers 31:50, Judges 8:24, Job 42:11, Proverbs 25:12, Hosea 2:13

Reciprocal: Psalms 73:6 - as a chain Ezekiel 23:42 - bracelets

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
And God said: 'Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Exodus 3:7
And the LORD said: 'I have surely seen the affliction of My people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their pains;
Exodus 3:9
And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto Me; moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
1 Samuel 1:20
And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she called his name Samuel: 'because I have asked him of the LORD.'
Job 38:41
Who provideth for the raven his prey,
Psalms 22:24
'Ye that fear the LORD, praise Him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify Him;
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: behold, the young woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I decked thee also with ornaments,.... The Targum interprets this of the ornament of the words of the law; see Proverbs 1:8; but may be as well understood of good works done in obedience to them, from a right principle, and to right ends; which adorn professors of religion, their profession, and the doctrines of Christ, which they profess, 1 Timothy 2:9; or rather the graces of the Spirit, which are all of them very ornamental to the saints, as faith, hope, love, humility, c. and are in the sight of God of great price, 1 Peter 3:3

and I put bracelets upon thine hands; which the Targum also explains of the law, written on two tables of stone, and given by the hands of Moses; the words of which, as Jarchi says, were put one against another, five against five; "hands" being the instruments of action may denote good works, which the Lord enables his people to perform; and which appear beautiful, as hands with bracelets on them, when they spring from love, are done in faith, and with a view to the glory of God:

and a chain on thy neck; this the Targum understands of sanctification, paraphrasing it,

"and with the holiness of my great name I sanctified you;''

and may be applied to the graces of the Spirit, which are as a chain, whose links are inseparably joined together; for, where one grace is, there are all the rest, faith, hope, charity, c. see Song of Solomon 1:10 or else to the blessings of grace, which also are linked together, and cannot be parted; where the one is, the other are likewise, Ephesians 1:3 Romans 8:30; and both graces and blessings make the saint very beautiful.


 
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