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“And when I passed by you, and saw you weltering in your blood, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live, and grow up[a] like a plant of the field.’ And you grew up and became tall and arrived at full maidenhood;[b] your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet you were naked and bare.

“When I passed by you again and looked upon you, behold, you were at the age for love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yea, I plighted my troth to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:7 Gk Syr: Heb I made you a myriad
  2. Ezekiel 16:7 Cn: Heb ornament of ornaments

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