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Ezekiel 16:8

Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.

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ASV

Now 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.

KJV

Now 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 God, and thou becamest mine.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.Vorand I passed byH5674 →
עָלַ֜יִךְ'a.La.yikhat youH5921 →
וָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'Ekhand I saw youH7200 →
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
עִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhtime yourH6256 →
עֵ֣ת'et[was] a time ofH6256 →
דֹּדִ֔יםdo.Dimlove<s>H1730 →
וָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.Rosand I spread outH6566 →
כְּנָפִי֙ke.na.Fi[the] skirt of garment myH3671 →
עָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhover youH5921 →
וָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.Sehand I coveredH3680 →
עֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.Tekhnakedness yourH6172 →
וָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'and I swore an oathH7650 →
לָ֠ךְlakhto you
וָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'and I cameH935 →
בִבְרִ֜יתviv.Ritin a covenantH1285 →
אֹתָ֗ךְ'o.Takhwith youH854 →
נְאֻ֛םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002 →
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
וַתִּ֥הְיִיva.Tih.yiand you belongedH1961 →
לִֽי׃Lito me

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Ruth 3:9“Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”Jeremiah 2:2–3“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!Romans 5:8But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Isaiah 43:4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.Jeremiah 2:2“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.Exodus 32:13Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”1 Samuel 12:22Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.Hosea 11:1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.Exodus 19:4–8‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.Deuteronomy 4:31For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.Deuteronomy 7:6–8For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.2 Thessalonians 2:13But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.2 Corinthians 6:2For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!Ezekiel 16:6Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’

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About Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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