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Ezekiel 16:12

And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

I put a jewel on thy forehead - rather, 'a ring in thy nose' ().

A crown - at once the badge of a bride, and of her being made a queen, as being consort of the king: the very name Israel meaning 'a prince of God.' So they are called 'a kingdom of priests' (; cf. ). Though the external blessings bestowed on Israel were great, yet not these, but the internal and spiritual form the main reference in the kingly marriage to which Israel was advanced.

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See also Ezekiel 16:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 16:12. _I PUT A JEWEL ON THY FOREHEAD_] על אפך _al appech_, upon thy _nose_. This is one of the most common ornaments among ladies in the east. European translators, not knowing what to...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    A JEWEL ON THY FOREHEAD - literally, “a nose-ring on thy nostril” (Genesis 24:22 note)....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Ezekiel 16:1. This chapter consists of four sections: 1. The parable of the abandoned child. 2. Jerusalem's idolatries and moral degradation (Ezekiel 16:15). 3. The doom of Jerusalem and the promise o...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 16. JERUSALEM THE UNGRATEFUL, THE UNFAITHFUL. Again Ezekiel returns to the indictment which justifies the doom. This time it takes the form of a merciless exposure, in allegorical form, of her...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ON THY FOREHEAD. in thy nose. Referring to the decorations, &c., of the city after being occupied by David....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _on thy forehead_ Rather: a ring ON THY NOSE, Isaiah 3:21. The nose-ring was a jewel placed on the outside of the nostril. Cf. Judges 8:24 (where read, nose-rings). Genesis 24:47. On earrings,...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    I PUT A JEWEL ON THY FOREHEAD— _I put thee on a nose-jewel._ See Genesis 24:47 and Houbigant. See also Song of Solomon 3:11....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FOUNDLING CHILD WHO BECAME AN UNFAITHFUL WIFE From Hosea onwards the prophets spoke of idolatry under the figure of unchastity. God was the husband of Israel, but she proved unfaithful to Him. Thi...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    A JEWEL ON THY FOREHEAD] RV 'a ring upon thy nose': see Isaiah 3:21....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (9-14) These verses describe the purifications and preparations for marriage to one of high rank (comp. Esther 2:9; Esther 2:12). The reality corresponding to the figure is, of course, the Divine care...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (11-14) In these verses the Divinely-given prosperity and glory of Israel is set forth under the sustained figure of the ornaments and food of a royal eastern bride. The various particulars mentioned...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וָ אֶתֵּ֥ן נֶ֨זֶם֙ עַל ־אַפֵּ֔ךְ וַ עֲגִילִ֖י

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And I put a jewel in thy nose, and earrings in thy ears, and a beautiful (h) crown upon thy head. (h) By this he shows how he saved his Church, enriched it, and gave it power and dominion to reign....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Forehead. Literally, "mouth." Hebrew, "nose." (Haydock) --- Women wore rings where spectacles are placed, and had others hung at their noses, so as to touch the mouth. People who are not acquainted w...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Let the Reader mark, one by one, the several precious things here said by the Lord, and explain the whole by gospel language, and what will it amount to but this, that when Jesus passed by, that is, c...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND I PUT A JEWEL ON THY FOREHEAD,.... The same with the nose jewel, which was hung upon the forehead, and reached down to the nose and mouth; and, however disagreeable it may seem to us, was reckoned...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. Ver. 12. _And I put a jewel on thy forehead._] Heb., On thy nose. See on Genesis 24:47 ....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    GOD'S EARLY GRACE UPON HIS PEOPLE...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And I put a jewel on thy forehead, the nose-ring which Oriental women wore, AND EARRINGS IN THINE EARS, AND A BEAUTIFUL CROWN UPON THINE HEAD. Thus Jerusalem was elevated to the rank of a princess amo...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    FOREHEAD: _ Heb._ nose...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-58 In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This i...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    A JEWEL; it was many times of silver, but most commonly of gold, and was of circular figure, hanging by a string fastened above the forehead in such a manner that it lay or rested on the nose, much es...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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