Ezekiel 16:8
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.
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
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord Jehovah, and thou becamest mine.
And I pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time <FI>is<Fi> a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost become Mine.
Now when I went past you, looking at you, I saw that your time was the time of love; and I put my skirts over you, covering your unclothed body: and I gave you my oath and made an agreement with you, says the Lord, and you became mine.
Cross References
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you …
And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned …
And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the …
And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which …
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I …
(For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the …
For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be …
But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, …
And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine …
For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to …