Ezekiel 16:4
And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 16 connects to 10 cross-references. The extended allegory of the unfaithful wife: Jerusalem is like an abandoned infant rescued, raised to beauty, and betrothed by God, who then prostituted herself to every nation worse than Samaria or Sodom. Yet God will remember the covenant made …
Other Translations
And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
As to thy nativity, in the day thou wast born, Thou--thy navel hath not been cut, And in water thou wast not washed for ease, And thou hast not been salted at all, And thou hast not been swaddled at all.
As for your birth, on the day of your birth your cord was not cut and you were not washed in water to make you clean; you were not salted or folded in linen bands.
Cross References
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that …
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, …
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service …
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel …
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are …
And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be …
I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed …
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other …