Ezekiel 16:9
What does Ezekiel 16:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 16:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then I had you washed with water, washing away all your blood and rubbing you with oil.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I do wash thee with water, And I wash away thy blood from off thee, And I anoint thee with perfume.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I washed thee with water, and cleansed away thy blood from thee: and I anointed thee with oil.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I washed thee with water, and thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil;
Context
v.8Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord Jehovah, and thou becamest mine.
v.9This passage
v.10I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and covered thee with silk.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21
Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;
- Ezekiel 16:4
And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
- Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, who isthe faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
- 1 John 2:20
And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
- 1 Corinthians 10:2
and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
- 1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in him.
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