New Century Version

Ezekiel 16:8-18 New Century Version (NCV)

8. “ ‘Later when I passed by you and looked at you, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I spread my robe over you and covered your nakedness. I also made a promise to you and entered into an agreement with you so that you became mine, says the Lord God.

9. “ ‘Then I bathed you with water, washed all the blood off of you, and put oil on you.

10. I put beautiful clothes made with needlework on you and put sandals of fine leather on your feet. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.

11. I put jewelry on you: bracelets on your arms, a necklace around your neck,

12. a ring in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.

13. So you wore gold and silver. Your clothes were made of fine linen, silk, and beautiful needlework. You ate fine flour, honey, and olive oil. You were very beautiful and became a queen.

14. Then you became famous among the nations, because you were so beautiful. Your beauty was perfect, because of the glory I gave you, says the Lord God.

15. “ ‘But you trusted in your beauty. You became a prostitute, because you were so famous. You had sexual relations with anyone who passed by.

16. You took some of your clothes and made your places of worship colorful. There you carried on your prostitution. These things should not happen; they should never occur.

17. You also took your beautiful jewelry, made from my gold and silver I had given you, and you made for yourselves male idols so you could be a prostitute with them.

18. Then you took your clothes with beautiful needlework and covered the idols. You gave my oil and incense as an offering to them.