11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
11 I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck,
11 And I adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck.
11 I adorned you with jewelry: I placed bracelets on your wrists, fitted you out with a necklace,
11 I adorned you with ornaments, put bracelets on your wrists, and a chain on your neck.
11 I gave you lovely jewelry, bracelets, beautiful necklaces,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 16:11
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:1-58
(Read Ezekiel 16:1-58)
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 is done under the parable of an exposed infant rescued from death, educated, espoused, and richly provided for, but afterwards guilty of the most abandoned conduct, and punished for it; yet at last received into favour, and ashamed of her base conduct. We are not to judge of these expressions by modern ideas, but by those of the times and places in which they were used, where many of them would not sound as they do to us. The design was to raise hatred to idolatry, and such a parable was well suited for that purpose.