Ezekiel 16:10-13

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 16:6-14

In there verses we have an account of the great things which God did for the Jewish nation in raising them up by degrees to be very considerable. 1. God saved them from the ruin they were upon the brink of in Egypt (Ezek. 16:6): ?When I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thy own blood, loathed and abandoned, and appointed to die, as sheep for the slaughter, then I said unto thee, Live. I designed thee for life when thou wast doomed to destruction, and resolved to save thee from death.?... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:10

I clothed thee also, with broidered work ,.... Or, "with needle work" F17 רקמה "veste acupicta", Vatablus, Grotius; "acupicto", Montanus, Cocceius, Starckius. ; with garments of divers colours, like Joseph's coat; perhaps it may refer to the rich raiment borrowed of the Egyptians, when they came out from thence. So the Targum, "and I clothed you with various garments, the desirable things of your enemies;' and which, with their other clothes, waxed not old all the while they were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:11

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,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:12

And I put a jewel on thy forehead ,.... The same with the nose jewel, which was hung upon the forehead, and reached down to the nose and mouth; and, however disagreeable it may seem to us, was reckoned very ornamental in the eastern countries, Isaiah 3:21 ; and where now, as in Persia, as well as in all the Levant, the women put rings through their noses, which they pierce with needles, as Monsieur Thevenot F26 Travels, par. 2. B. 2. c. 9. p. 94. relates; so Dr. Shaw F1 Travels,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 16:13

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver ,.... The Targum interprets it of the tabernacle adorned with gold and silver, and linen curtains, of various dies and colours; but it refers to the ornaments, bracelets, chain, earrings, and crown before, mentioned; see Psalm 45:9 ; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work ; See Gill on Ezekiel 16:10 ; with this compare Revelation 19:8 ; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil ; which did not a little... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:10

I clothed thee also with broidered work - Cloth on which various figures, in various colors, were wrought by the needle. With badgers'skin - See Exodus 25:6 . The same kind of skin with which the tabernacle was covered. Fine linen - בשש beshesh , with cotton. I have seen cloth of this kind enveloping the finest mummies. I covered thee with silk - משי meshi . Very probably the produce of the silk-worm. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:12

I put a jewel on thy forehead - אפך על al appech , upon thy nose. This is one of the most common ornaments among ladies in the east. European translators, not knowing what to make of a ring in the nose, have rendered it, a jewel on thy forehead or mouth, (though they have sometimes a piece of gold or jewel fastened to the center of their forehead.) I have already spoken of this Asiatic custom, so often referred to in the sacred writings: see Genesis 24:22 , Genesis 24:42 ; Exodus... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:13

Thus wast thou decked, etc. - The Targum understands all this of the tabernacle service, the book of the law, the sacerdotal vestments, etc. Thou didst prosper into a kingdom - Here the figure explains itself: by this wretched infant, the low estate of the Jewish nation in its origin is pointed out; by the growing up of this child into woman's estate, the increase and multiplication of the people; by her being decked out and ornamented, her tabernacle service, and religious ordinances;... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:10

Verse 10 Here the Prophet, in a metaphor, relates other benefits of God by which he liberally adorned his people; for we know that nothing has been omitted in God’s pouring forth the riches of his goodness on the people. And as to the explanations which some give of these female ornaments allegorically, I do not approve of it, as they fruitlessly conjecture many trifles which are at variance with each other. First of all, their conjectures may be refuted by the Prophet’s words: then, if we... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 16:13

Verse 13 If any one makes any inquiry about these various kinds of dresses, whether it was lawful for women to use so many ornaments, the answer is easy, that the Prophet here does not approve of what he relates, but uses a common image. We said that his only intention was to show that God could not have treated his people more freely; since in every way he had unfolded the incomparable treasures of his beneficence in adorning the Israelites. He now describes this in a metaphor, and under... read more

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