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Ezekiel 16:8-16

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 16:8-16

Luke 1:72 - to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, Click to read the verse Luke 1:72 Click to read the verse Luke 1:72

Ezekiel 16:60 - Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establis... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:60 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:60

Exodus 32:13 - Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: ‘I will m... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:13 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:13

Isaiah 43:1 - Israel’s Only Savior But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, O Jacob, he who f... Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:1

Jeremiah 31:32 - It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:32 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:32

2 Corinthians 6:2 - For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:2 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:2

Deuteronomy 4:31 - For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the coven... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:31 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:31

Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Click to read the verse Romans 5:8 Click to read the verse Romans 5:8

Romans 9:10-13 - Not only that, but Rebekah’s children had one and the same father, our father Isaac. Click to read the verse Romans 9:10-13 Click to read the verse Romans 9:10-13

Malachi 2:14 - You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. Y... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:14 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:14

Deuteronomy 23:5 - However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:5 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:5

Malachi 3:17 - “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will ... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:17 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:17

Jeremiah 31:3 - The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:3

Ezekiel 16:32 - “‘You adulterous wife! You prefer strangers to your own husband! Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:32 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:32

Genesis 48:5 - “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as min... Click to read the verse Genesis 48:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 48:5

Colossians 3:12 - Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, ki... Click to read the verse Colossians 3:12 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:12

Exodus 2:8 - “Yes, go,” she answered. And the girl went and got the baby’s mother. Click to read the verse Exodus 2:8 Click to read the verse Exodus 2:8

Jeremiah 2:2 - “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:2

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

Ezekiel 20:5-6 - 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 20:5-6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:5-6

John 3:29 - The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens fo... Click to read the verse John 3:29 Click to read the verse John 3:29

Deuteronomy 22:30 - A man is not to marry his father’s wife; he must not dishonor his father’s bed. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 22:30 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 22:30

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Stand Firm But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from t... Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 2:13

Ruth 3:9 - “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment... Click to read the verse Ruth 3:9 Click to read the verse Ruth 3:9

Hebrews 8:9 - It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 8:9 Click to read the verse Hebrews 8:9

Romans 9:25 - As he says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people; and I will call her ‘... Click to read the verse Romans 9:25 Click to read the verse Romans 9:25

Malachi 1:2 - “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jac... Click to read the verse Malachi 1:2 Click to read the verse Malachi 1:2

Isaiah 43:4 - Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exch... Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:4

Isaiah 41:8-9 - “But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, Click to read the verse Isaiah 41:8-9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 41:8-9

1 Samuel 12:22 - For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was please... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:22 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:22

Deuteronomy 7:6-8 - For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:6-8 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:6-8

Isaiah 54:5 - For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your R... Click to read the verse Isaiah 54:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 54:5

Hosea 2:15 - There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. The... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:15 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:15

Ecclesiastes 3:8 - a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:8

Ezekiel 16:45 - You are a true daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and her children; and you are ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:45 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:45

Isaiah 63:7-9 - Praise and Prayer I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be pr... Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:7-9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:7-9

Song of Songs 4:9 - You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your... Click to read the verse Song of Songs 4:9 Click to read the verse Song of Songs 4:9

Hosea 2:7 - She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them. T... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:7 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:7

Proverbs 2:17 - who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God. Click to read the verse Proverbs 2:17 Click to read the verse Proverbs 2:17

Hosea 2:18-20 - In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the a... Click to read the verse Hosea 2:18-20 Click to read the verse Hosea 2:18-20

Ezekiel 23:4 - The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:4 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:4

Ezekiel 16:6 - “‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:6

Jeremiah 2:2-3 - “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:2-3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:2-3

Exodus 19:4-8 - ‘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 19:4-8 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:4-8

Exodus 24:1-8 - The Covenant Confirmed Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Ab... Click to read the verse Exodus 24:1-8 Click to read the verse Exodus 24:1-8

Matthew 19:9 - I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries an... Click to read the verse Matthew 19:9 Click to read the verse Matthew 19:9