I also put a ring in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
Parallel translations
- WEB I put a ring on your nose, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
- KJV And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.
- BSB I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.
- NKJV And I put a jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
- NLT a ring for your nose, earrings for your ears, and a lovely crown for your head.
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Quick answer
He gave her a nose ring, earrings, and a beautiful crown. She was honored like royalty by God's hand.
Overview
The crown signals royal dignity; God elevated lowly Israel to the status of a queen. This recalls the height of the nation under David and Solomon. Every emblem of her exaltation came from the LORD, underscoring that her greatness was wholly His doing.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Isa 3:21the signet rings, the nose rings,
- Isa 28:5In that day, Yahweh of Armies will become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the residue of his people;
- Jer 13:18Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headdresses have come down, even the crown of your glory.
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