Ezekiel 16:6

And when I passed More pathetic in the Heb. order: and I passed by thee and saw thee.

polluted weltering; wallowing or struggling.

when thou wast in thy blood The meaning may be: "I said unto thee, In thy blood live!" i.e. in spite of thy blood; although unclean and loathsome, live! Jehovah's pitying eye looked through that which might repel, and saved. The repetition (which LXX., however, omits) may emphasise the great act of Jehovah's pity.