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Ezekiel 16:11

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I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
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  1. Genesis 24:22Rank 1 from verse 11
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    22And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

  2. Isaiah 3:19Rank 2 from verse 11
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    19The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

  3. Genesis 24:47Rank 3 from verse 11
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    47And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

  4. Genesis 41:42Rank 4 from verse 11
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    42And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

  5. Proverbs 1:9Rank 5 from verse 11
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    9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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Ezekiel 16:11

COMBINED MEANING

decked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deck, meaning to adorn, array, clothe, or cover with ornaments, splendour, precious material, or another stated decoration.

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COMBINED MEANING

ornaments

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1. Objects worn or displayed for adornment or decoration. 2. By extension, features regarded as adornment or beauty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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chain

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Sense 1: A series of connected links, worn as an ornament or used to bind or restrain. Sense 2: Figuratively, a bond, confinement, affliction, or surrounding force.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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10I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.

11I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

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12And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

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