Ezekiel 16:8
Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord God.
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.
“‘“Now when I passed by you, and looked at you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my garment over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I pledged myself to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord God, “and you became mine.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- thy time
- Ezekiel 16:6; Deuteronomy 7:6–8; Ruth 3:9; 1 Samuel 12:22; Isaiah 41:8, 9; Isaiah 43:4; Isaiah 63:7–9; Jeremiah 2:2, 3; Jeremiah 31:3; Hosea 11:1; Malachi 1:2; Romans 5:8; Romans 9:10–13
- and I.
- Ruth 3:9
- I sware
- Ezekiel 20:5, 6; Exodus 19:4–8; Exodus 24:1–8; Exodus 32:13; Deuteronomy 4:31; Jeremiah 2:2, 3; Jeremiah 31:32; Hosea 2:18–20