Ezekiel 16:12
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And I put a jewel upon thy forehead and earrings in thy ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

Context
Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness
11I decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thy hands, and a chain about thy neck. 12And I put a jewel upon thy forehead and earrings in thy ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.13And thou wast adorned with gold, and silver, and wast clothed with fine linen, and embroidered work, and many colours: thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil, and wast made exceeding beautiful: and wast advanced to be a queen.…
Cross References
Genesis 24:47
And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him. So I put earrings on her to adorn her face, and I put bracelets on her hands.

Proverbs 25:12
As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear.

Isaiah 3:21
And rings, and jewels hanging on the forehead,

Isaiah 28:5
In that day the Lord of hosts shall be a crown of glory, and a garland of joy to the residue of his people:

Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king, and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down: for the crown of your glory is come down from your head.

Ezekiel 16:14
And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty: for thou wast perfect through my beauty, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 16:17
And thou tookest thy beautiful vessels, of my gold, and my silver, which I gave thee, and thou madest thee images of men, and hast committed fornication with them.

Ezekiel 21:26
Thus saith the Lord God: Remove the diadem, take off the crown: is it not this that hath exalted the low one, and brought down him that was high?

Ezekiel 23:42
And there was in her the voice of a multitude rejoicing: and to some that were brought of the multitude of men, and that came from the desert, they put bracelets on their hands, and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Hosea 2:13
And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, to whom she burnt incense, and decked herself out with her earrings, and with her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the Lord.

Lexicon
I put
וָאֶתֵּ֥ן (wā·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

a ring
נֶ֙זֶם֙ (ne·zem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5141: A ring (worn as an ornament)

in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your nose,
אַפֵּ֔ךְ (’ap·pêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

earrings
וַעֲגִילִ֖ים (wa·‘ă·ḡî·lîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5694: Something round, a ring

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your ears,
אָזְנָ֑יִךְ (’ā·zə·nā·yiḵ)
Noun - fdc | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 241: Broadness, the ear

and a beautiful
תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת (tip̄·’e·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8597: Beauty, glory

crown
וַעֲטֶ֥רֶת (wa·‘ă·ṭe·reṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5850: A crown, wreath

upon your head.
בְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃ (bə·rō·šêḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head


Additional Translations
I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.And I put a jewel on your forehead, and earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.

And I put a ring upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

And I put a pendant on thy nostril, and rings in thine ears, and a crown of glory on thine head.

and I put a ring on thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

And I put a ring upon thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and ear-rings in thy ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

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

And I give a ring for thy nose, And rings for thine ears, And a crown of beauty on thy head.
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