Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:12–14
12I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.
13So 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. 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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ezekiel 16:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I put | וָאֶתֵּ֥ן | wā·’et·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a ring | נֶ֙זֶם֙ | ne·zem | Noun - masculine singular | H5141 ring |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your nose | אַפֵּ֔ךְ | ’ap·pêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| earrings | וַעֲגִילִ֖ים | wa·‘ă·ḡî·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H5694 hoop, ring |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your ears | אָזְנָ֑יִךְ | ’ā·zə·nā·yiḵ | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person feminine singular | H241 ear |
| and a beautiful | תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת | tip̄·’e·reṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H8597 beauty, glory |
| crown | וַעֲטֶ֥רֶת | wa·‘ă·ṭe·reṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5850 crown, wreath |
| upon your head | בְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃ | bə·rō·šêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7218 head |
Ezekiel 16:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So you were adorned | וַתַּעְדִּ֞י | wat·ta‘·dî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H5710 pass on, advance |
| with gold | זָהָ֣ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| and silver | וָכֶ֗סֶף | wā·ḵe·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and your clothing | וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙ | ū·mal·bū·šêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H4403 raiment, attire |
| fine linen | שֵׁשִׁי | šē·šī | Noun - masculine singular | H8336 id. |
| silk | וָמֶ֙שִׁי֙ | wā·me·šî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4897 silk |
| and embroidered cloth | וְרִקְמָ֔ה | wə·riq·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H7553 variegated stuff |
| You ate | אָכָלְתִּי | ʾå̄·ḵå̄·lə·tī | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| fine flour | סֹ֧לֶת | sō·leṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H5560 fine flour |
| honey | וּדְבַ֛שׁ | ū·ḏə·ḇaš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| and oil | וָשֶׁ֖מֶן | wā·še·men | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| You became very | בִּמְאֹ֣ד | bim·’ōḏ | Preposition-b; Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| beautiful | וַתִּ֙יפִי֙ | wat·tî·p̄î | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3302 be fair, beautiful |
| and rose to be | וַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖י | wat·tiṣ·lə·ḥî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H6743 rush |
| queen | לִמְלוּכָֽה׃ | lim·lū·ḵāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H4410 kingship, royalty |
Ezekiel 16:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your | לָ֥ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| fame | שֵׁ֛ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular | H8034 name |
| spread | וַיֵּ֨צֵא | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| among the nations | בַּגּוֹיִ֖ם | bag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| on account of your beauty | בְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְ | bə·yā·p̄ə·yêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3308 beauty |
| for | כִּ֣י׀ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it | ה֗וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| perfect | כָּלִ֣יל | kā·lîl | Adjective - masculine singular | H3632 entire, whole, holocaust |
| in the splendor | בַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ | ba·hă·ḏā·rî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1926 ornament, splendour, honour |
| I bestowed | שַׂ֣מְתִּי | śam·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| on you | עָלַ֔יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 16:12 Isaiah 3:21 · Isaiah 28:5
Ezekiel 16:13 Deuteronomy 32:13–14 · Psalm 50:2 · 1 Kings 4:21 · Psalm 48:2 · Ezekiel 16:19 · Psalm 45:13–14
Ezekiel 16:14 1 Kings 10:24 · Lamentations 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 4:7 · Deuteronomy 4:6–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.