Bible Strands
Ezekiel 16:9
Then I bathed you with water, rinsed off your blood, and anointed you with oil.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh addresses Jerusalem, depicted as a vulnerable woman, immediately after pledging a covenant and covering her nakedness, and just before bestowing fine garments.
The words — וָ/אֶרְחָצֵ֣/ךְ (va.'er.cha.Tze/kh) translates to "and I washed you," while וָ/אֲסֻכֵ֖/ךְ (va.'a.su.Khe/kh) means "and I anointed you."
The thread — Ruth 3:3 mentions washing and preparing with perfume before a meeting with Boaz. Psalms 23:5 and 1 John 2:27 reference anointing alone, describing divine provision at a table and the abiding spiritual influence received from God, respectively.
Why it lands — The text records Yahweh performing cleansing and consecration before providing coverings, demanding the recipient acknowledge that restoration originates solely from divine action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
Cross-references
- Ruth 3:3 Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
- Psalms 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- 1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
- 1 John 5:8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- Psalms 51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
- Isaiah 4:4 when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
- Ezekiel 16:4 On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.
- Ezekiel 36:25 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- John 13:8 “Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”