Ezekiel 16:13

Easy To Read Version

You were beautiful in your silver and gold jewelry, and your linen, silk, and embroidered material. You ate the best foods. You were very, very beautiful. And you became the queen!

Cross References

Genesis 17:6

I will give you many, many descendants. [94] New nations and kings will come from you.

2 Samuel 8:15

David ruled over all of Israel. And David made good and fair decisions for all of his people.

1 Kings 4:21

Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistine people. His kingdom went as far as the border of Egypt. These countries sent gifts to Solomon and they obeyed him all of his life. [19]

Ezra 4:20

Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over it and over the whole area west of the Euphrates River. Taxes and money to honor kings, and duty taxes have been paid to those kings.

Ezra 5:11

This is the answer they gave us:

Job 29:6

Life was very good then.\par I washed my feet in cream,\par and I had plenty of the finest oils. {\cf2\super [59]} \par

Psalm 147:14

God brought peace to your country.\par So enemies did not take your grain in war.\par And you have plenty of grain for food.\par

Psalm 48:2

God’s holy city is at such a pleasant altitude!\par It makes people around the world happy!\par Mount Zion is the true mountain of God. {\cf2\super [288]} \par It is the city of the Great King.\par

Psalm 50:2

God shining from Zion\par is absolutely beautiful!\par

Psalm 81:16

God would give the best wheat to his people.\par The Rock {\cf2\super [471]} would give honey to his people\par until they were satisfied.\par

Isaiah 64:11

Our ancestors worshiped you in\par our holy temple.\par Our temple was so wonderful,\par but now it has been burned in the fire!\par All our precious possessions\par have been destroyed.\par

Jeremiah 13:20

Jerusalem, look!\par The enemy is coming from the north! {\cf2\super [114]} \par Where is your flock? {\cf2\super [115]} \par God gave that beautiful flock to you.\par \{You were supposed to care for that flock.\}\par

Lamentations 2:15

The people that pass by on the road\par clap their hands at you in shock.\par They whistle and shake their heads\par at the Daughter of Jerusalem.\par They ask,\par “Is this the city that people called,\par ‘The Perfectly Beautiful City’ and\par ‘The Joy of all the Earth’?”\par

Ezekiel 16:10

{\cf2\super [120]} I gave you a nice dress and soft leather shoes. I gave you a linen headband and a silk scarf.

Ezekiel 16:17

Then you took your beautiful jewelry that I gave you. And you used that gold and silver to make statues of men. And you had sex with them too!

Ezekiel 16:19

I gave you bread, honey, and oil. But you gave that food to your idols. You offered them as a sweet smell to please your false gods. You acted like a prostitute with those false gods!” The Lord my Master said these things.

Ezekiel 23:40

“They have sent for men from faraway places. You sent a messenger to these men. And those men came to see you. You bathed for them, painted your eyes, and put on your jewelry.

Ezekiel 27:16

Aram traded with you because you had so many good things. They traded emeralds, purple cloth, fine needlework, fine linen, coral {\cf2\super [226]} and rubies for the things you sold.

Hosea 2:5

Their mother has acted like a prostitute. Their mother should be ashamed of the things she did. She said, ‘I will go to my lovers. {\cf2\super [14]} My lovers give me food and water. They give me wool and linen. They give me wine and olive oil.’

Deuteronomy 8:8

It is a land with wheat and barley, grape vines, fig trees, and pomegranates. [51] It is a land with olive oil and honey.

1 Samuel 10:1

Samuel took a jar of the special oil. Samuel poured the oil on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed Saul and said, “The Lord has anointed (chosen) you to be the leader over the people who belong to him. You will control the Lord’s people. You will save them from the enemies that are all around them. The Lord has anointed you to be ruler over his people. Here is a sign that will prove this is true: [105]

1 Samuel 12:12

But then you saw Nahash king of the Ammonites coming to fight against you. You said, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us!’ You said that, even though the Lord your God was already your king!