And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Thy renown went forth among the heathen. The theocracy reached its highest point under Solomon, when distant potentates heard of his "fame" (1 Kings 10:1, etc.), e. g., the queen of Sheba, Hiram, etc. (Lamentations 2:15.)
Perfect through my comeliness - it was not thine own, but imparted by me; it was that "which I had put upon thee."