The Meaning of Ezekiel 16:12 Explained

Ezekiel 16:12

KJV: And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

YLT: And I give a ring for thy nose, And rings for thine ears, And a crown of beauty on thy head.

Darby: and I put a ring on thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

ASV: And I put a ring upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I put  a jewel  on thy forehead,  and earrings  in thine ears,  and a beautiful  crown  upon thine head. 

What does Ezekiel 16:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 16

1  Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem
6  God's extraordinary love toward her,
15  Her grievous judgment
35  Her sin, equal to her mother,
46  and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria,
59  calls for judgments
60  Mercy is promised her in the end

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 16:12 mean?

And I put a jewel in your nose and earrings your ears and a crown beautiful on your head
וָאֶתֵּ֥ן נֶ֙זֶם֙ עַל־ אַפֵּ֔ךְ וַעֲגִילִ֖ים אָזְנָ֑יִךְ וַעֲטֶ֥רֶת תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת בְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ

וָאֶתֵּ֥ן  And  I  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
נֶ֙זֶם֙  a  jewel 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶזֶם  
Sense: ring, nose ring, earring.
אַפֵּ֔ךְ  your  nose 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אַף 
Sense: nostril, nose, face.
וַעֲגִילִ֖ים  and  earrings 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עָגִיל  
Sense: hoop, ring, earring.
אָזְנָ֑יִךְ  your  ears 
Parse: Noun, fdc, second person feminine singular
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
וַעֲטֶ֥רֶת  and  a  crown 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֲטָרָה  
Sense: crown, wreath.
תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת  beautiful 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.
בְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ  on  your  head 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.

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