KJVI decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.
And I adorn thee with adornments, And I give bracelets for thy hands, And a chain for thy neck.
And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck;
Ezekiel — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
The allegory which runs through this chapter is by no means an unusual one in the Prophets. The beginning of Ezekiel 16:3 has occasioned some variety of remark. OEcolampadius takes mkvrh, mekoreh, meaning "birth," "origin," for mgvrh, megoreh, meaning "dwelling;" as Calvin translates it habitationes. Houbigant derives it from krh,…