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Ezekiel 16:6-16

6 “‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!”

7 I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew up and developed and became the most beautiful of jewels. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, you who were naked and bare.

8 “‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.

9 “‘I bathed you with water and washed the blood from you and put ointments on you.

10 I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments.

11 I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck,

12 and I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

13 So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was fine flour, honey and olive oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.

14 And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign Lord.

15 “‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by and your beauty became his.

16 You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places, where you carried on your prostitution. Such things should not happen, nor should they ever occur.

Cross References for Ezekiel 16:6-16

Ephesians 2:4-5 - But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:4-5 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:4-5

Acts 7:34 - I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have c... Click to read the verse Acts 7:34 Click to read the verse Acts 7:34

Hebrews 10:29 - How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of G... Click to read the verse Hebrews 10:29 Click to read the verse Hebrews 10:29

Ezekiel 16:8 - “‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spre... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:8 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:8

Isaiah 51:23 - I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, ‘Fall prostrate that we may w... Click to read the verse Isaiah 51:23 Click to read the verse Isaiah 51:23

Exodus 3:7-8 - The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying o... Click to read the verse Exodus 3:7-8 Click to read the verse Exodus 3:7-8

Hosea 11:1 - God’s Love for Israel “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Click to read the verse Hosea 11:1 Click to read the verse Hosea 11:1

Matthew 5:13 - Salt and Light “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it ... Click to read the verse Matthew 5:13 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:13

Deuteronomy 9:4 - After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord has b... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:4 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:4

Titus 3:3-7 - At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions an... Click to read the verse Titus 3:3-7 Click to read the verse Titus 3:3-7

Micah 7:10 - Then my enemy will see it and will be covered with shame, she who said to me, “Where is the Lor... Click to read the verse Micah 7:10 Click to read the verse Micah 7:10

Exodus 2:24-25 - God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. Click to read the verse Exodus 2:24-25 Click to read the verse Exodus 2:24-25

Isaiah 14:19 - But you are cast out of your tomb like a rejected branch; you are covered with the slain, with ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:19

John 5:25 - I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of th... Click to read the verse John 5:25 Click to read the verse John 5:25

Exodus 19:4-6 - ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and broug... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:4-6 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:4-6

Romans 9:15 - For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on wh... Click to read the verse Romans 9:15 Click to read the verse Romans 9:15

Revelation 14:20 - They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising... Click to read the verse Revelation 14:20 Click to read the verse Revelation 14:20

2 Corinthians 5:15 - And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who d... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:15 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:15

Psalms 105:26-37 - He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. Click to read the verse Psalms 105:26-37 Click to read the verse Psalms 105:26-37

Psalms 105:10-15 - He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: Click to read the verse Psalms 105:10-15 Click to read the verse Psalms 105:10-15

Ezekiel 20:5-10 - and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore with... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:5-10 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:5-10

Luke 19:5 - When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I... Click to read the verse Luke 19:5 Click to read the verse Luke 19:5