Ezekiel 16:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

Thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil. These three mixed form the sweetest cakes; not dry bread and leeks, as in Egypt. From raiment He passes to food (Deuteronomy 32:13-14).

Exceeding beautiful - (Psalms 48:2, the city; also, Psalms 29:2, the temple, "the beauty of holiness" (margin, 'the glorious sanctuary').

Thou didst prosper into a kingdom - exercising empire over surrounding nations.

Ezekiel 16:13

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.