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I passed by and saw you, and I noticed that you were old enough for love.[a] So I spread the skirt of my robe over you and covered your nakedness. I swore an oath to you to enter into a covenant of marriage with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine. I washed you with water. I washed your blood off you. I anointed you with oil. 10 I clothed you with the finest embroidered material and gave you sandals of luxurious leather.[b] I wrapped your head in the best linen and covered you with silk.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:8 Or your time was the time for love
  2. Ezekiel 16:10 Literally the hides of sea cows. This type of leather was used in the Dwelling, which was constructed in the wilderness.