Ezekiel 16:7
“I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee,.... Which the Targum refers to the Lord's appearance to Moses in the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I caused “thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou” didst increase “and” wax “great, and thou” didst come “to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 16:6-14
In there verses we have an account of the great things which God did for the Jewish nation in raising them up by degrees…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
have caused … multiply Lit. as marg. made thee a myriad. This idea of multiplication in numberdeserts the figure,…
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