Ezekiel 16:11

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

Complete Jewish Bible:

I gave you jewelry to wear, bracelets for your hands, a necklace for your neck,

Berean Standard Bible:

I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.

American Standard Version:

And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

I decked{H5710} thee also with ornaments{H5716}, and I put{H5414} bracelets{H6781} upon thy hands{H3027}, and a chain{H7242} on thy neck{H1627}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Genesis 24:22

  • And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;

Isaiah 3:19

  • The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

Genesis 41:42

  • And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

Genesis 24:47

  • And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

Proverbs 1:9

  • For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Ezekiel 23:42

  • And a voice of a multitude being at ease [was] with her: and with the men of the common sort [were] brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

Numbers 31:50

  • We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

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Commentary for Ezekiel 16:11

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5710
    There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָדָה
    Transliteration: ʻâdâh
    Pronunciation: aw-daw'
    Description: a primitive root; to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon); adorn, deck (self), pass by, take away.
  2. Strong's Number: H5716
    There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֲדִי
    Transliteration: ʻădîy
    Pronunciation: ad-ee'
    Description: from עָדָה in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall; [idiom] excellent, mouth, ornament.
  3. Strong's Number: H5414
    There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָתַן
    Transliteration: nâthan
    Pronunciation: naw-than'
    Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  4. Strong's Number: H6781
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָמִיד
    Transliteration: tsâmîyd
    Pronunciation: tsaw-meed'
    Description: or צָמִד; from צָמַד; a bracelet or arm-clasp; generally, a lid; bracelet, covering.
  5. Strong's Number: H3027
    There are 1447 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָד
    Transliteration: yâd
    Pronunciation: yawd
    Description: a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
  6. Strong's Number: H7242
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָבִיד
    Transliteration: râbîyd
    Pronunciation: raw-beed'
    Description: from רָבַד; a collar (as spread around the neck); chain.
  7. Strong's Number: H1627
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּרוֹן
    Transliteration: gârôwn
    Pronunciation: gaw-rone'
    Description: or (shortened) גָּרֹן; from גָּרַר; (compare גַּרְגְּרוֹת); the throat (as roughened by swallowing); [idiom] aloud, mouth, neck, throat.