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Ezekiel 16:13

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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.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 13

Still God is justifying himself in the desolations he is about to bring upon Jerusalem; and very largely, in this chapter, he shows the prophet, and orders him to show the people, that he did but punish them as their sins deserved. In the foregoing chapter he had compared Jerusalem to an unfruitful vine, that was fit for nothing but the fire; in this chapter he compares it to an adulteress, that, in justice, ought to be abandoned and exposed, and he must therefore show the people their abominations, that they might see how little reason they had to complain of the judgments they were under. In this long discourse are set forth, I. The despicable and deplorable beginnings of that church and nation (Eze 16:3-5). II. The many honours and favours God had bestowed upon them (Eze 16:6-14). III. Their treacherous and ungrateful departures from him to the services and worship of idols, here represented by the most impudent whoredom (v. 15-34). IV. A threatening of terrible destroying judgments, which God would bring upon them for this sin (Eze 16:35-43). V. An aggravation both of their sin and of their punishment, by comparison with Sodom and Samaria (v. 44-59). VI. A promise of mercy in the close, which God would show to a penitent remnant (Eze 16:60-63). And this is designed for admonition to us.

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Strong's Concordancev. 13

עָדָה (ʻâdâh, H5710) — to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck… זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky כֶּסֶף (keçeph, H3701) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money מַלְבּוּשׁ (malbûwsh, H4403) — a garment, or (collectively) clothing שֵׁשׁ (shêsh, H8336) — bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble מֶשִׁי (meshîy, H4897) — silk (as drawn from the cocoon) רִקְמָה (riqmâh, H7553) — variegation of color; specifically, embroidery אָכַל (ʼâkal, H398) — to eat (literally or figuratively) סֹלֶת (çôleth, H5560) — flour (as chipped off) דְּבַשׁ (dᵉbash, H1706) — honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup שֶׁמֶן (shemen, H8081) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, H3966) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication,… יָפָה (yâphâh, H3302) — properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful צָלַח (tsâlach, H6743) — to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)

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Psalms 50:2rank 5

From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

I Kings 4:21rank 5

And 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.

Psalms 48:2rank 4

Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

Ezekiel 16:19rank 3

And 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.

Jeremiah 13:20rank 2

Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?

Lamentations 2:15rank 2

All 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?”

Ezra 4:20rank 2

And 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 5:11rank 2

And 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.

II Samuel 8:15rank 2

Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

Genesis 17:6rank 2

I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

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