Ezekiel 16 · Verse 9

Ezekiel 16:9

Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
Ezekiel 16:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 16:9 in other translations

BSBThen I bathed you with water, rinsed off your blood, and anointed you with oil.
WEB“‘“Then I washed you with water. Yes, I thoroughly washed away your blood from you, and I anointed you with oil.
ASVThen washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
YLTAnd I do wash thee with water, And I wash away thy blood from off thee, And I anoint thee with perfume.
DARBYAnd I washed thee with water, and thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil;
BBEThen I had you washed with water, washing away all your blood and rubbing you with oil.
WebsterThen I washed thee with water; yes, I thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.

What does Ezekiel 16:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. washed I thee--as brides used to pass through a preparatory purification (Es 2:12). So Israel, before the giving of the law at Sinai (Ex 19:14); "Moses sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes." So believers (1Co 6:11). oil--emblem of the Levitical priesthood, the type of Messiah (Psa 45:7).

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…

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Ezekiel 16:9 in the original Hebrew

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וָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.Tzekhand I washed youH7364
בַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimwith <the> waterH4325
וָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.Tofand I washed offH7857
דָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhblood<s> yourH1818
מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְme.'a.La.yikhfrom on <the> youH5921
וָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.Khekhand I anointed youH5480
בַּשָּֽׁמֶן\׃ba.Sha.menwith <the> oilH8081

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 16:9

  • Psalms 23:5

    Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

  • Ruth 3:3

    Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

  • 1 John 2:27

    But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

  • 1 John 5:8

    And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:11

    And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:21

    Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

  • 1 Corinthians 10:2

    And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

  • Hebrews 9:10-14

    Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: …

  • Psalms 51:7

    Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

  • Isaiah 4:4

    When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

  • John 13:8-10

    Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

  • 1 John 2:20

    But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
washed.
4; 36:25; Ps 51:7; Isa 4:4; Joh 13:8-10; 1Co 6:11; 10:2; Heb 9:10-14
1Jo 5:8; Re 1:5,6
blood. Heb. bloods.
6
anointed.
Ps 23:5; 2Co 1:21; 1Jo 2:20,27

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Context

  • Ezekiel 16:8

    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.

  • Ezekiel 16:9

    Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.

  • Ezekiel 16:10

    I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.

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Ezekiel 16:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y te lavé con agua, y lavé tus sangres de encima de ti, y ungíte con aceite;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je te lavai dans l’eau, et je lavai à grande eau ton sang de dessus toi, et je t’oignis d’huile;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich badete dich in Wasser, und spülte dein Blut von dir ab, und salbte dich mit Öl.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et lavi te aqua, et emundavi sanguinem tuum ex te, et unxi te oleo.