Ezekiel 16 · Verse 19

Ezekiel 16:19

My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 16:19, King James Version

Ezekiel 16:19 in other translations

BSBAnd you set before them as a pleasing aroma the food I had given you—the fine flour, oil, and honey that I had fed you. That is what happened, declares the Lord GOD.
WEBMy bread also which I gave you, fine flour, oil, and honey, with which I fed you, you even set it before them for a pleasant aroma; and so it was,” says the Lord GOD.
ASVMy bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet savor; and thus it was, saith the Lord Jehovah.
YLTAnd My bread, that I gave to thee, Fine flour, and oil, and honey, that I caused thee to eat. Thou hast even set it before them, For a sweet fragrance--thus it is, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
DARBYAnd my bread which I had given thee, the fine flour and the oil and the honey wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet savour: thus it was, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BBEAnd my bread which I gave you, the best meal and oil and honey which I gave you for your food, you put it before them for a sweet smell, says the Lord.
WebsterMy provisions also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, with which I fed thee, thou hast even set before them for a sweet savor: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 16:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. My meat ... I gave--(Ho 2:8). set it before them--as a minchah or "meat offering" (Le 2:1). a sweet savour--literally, "a savor of rest," that is, whereby they might be propitiated, and be at peace ("rest") with you; how ridiculous to seek to propitiate gods of wood! thus it was--The fact cannot be denied, for I saw it, and say it was so, saith Jehovah.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 16:1-58

A parable showing the first low estate of the Jewish nation, its prosperity, idolatries, and punishment. Verses 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…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 16:1-58 →

Ezekiel 16:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלַחְמִי֩ve.lach.Miand food myH3899
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
נָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiI had givenH5414
לָ֜ךְlakhto you
סֹ֣לֶתSo.letfine flourH5560
וָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menand oilH8081
וּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.Vashand honeyH1706
הֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְhe.'e.khal.Tikh[which] I had given to eat youH398
וּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huand you put itH5414
לִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440
לְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achto an odor ofH7381
נִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207
וַיֶּ֑הִיvai.Ye.hiand it wasH1961
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3069

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 16:19

  • Ezekiel 16:13

    Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

  • Genesis 8:21

    And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

  • Deuteronomy 32:14-17

    Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

  • Hosea 2:8-13

    For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness. And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand. I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
meat.
13; De 32:14-17; Ho 2:8-13
a sweet savour. Heb. a savour of rest.
Ge 8:21; *marg:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 16:18

    And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

  • Ezekiel 16:19

    My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 16:20

    Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,

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Ezekiel 16:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mi pan también, que yo te había dado, la flor de la harina, y el aceite, y la miel, con que yo te mantuve, pusiste delante de ellas para olor suave; y fué así, dice el Señor Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et mon pain que je t’avais donné, la fleur de farine, et l’huile, et le miel, dont je te nourrissais, tu les mis devant elles, en odeur agréable. Il en a été ainsi, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und meine Speise, die ich dir gegeben: Feinmehl und Öl und Honig, womit ich dich gespeist hatte, die setztest du ihnen vor zum lieblichen Geruch. Und das ist geschehen, spricht der Herr, Jehova. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et panem meum quem dedi tibi, similam, et oleum, et mel, quibus enutrivi te, posuisti in conspectu eorum in odorem suavitatis: et factum est, ait Dominus Deus.