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I made you grow like a sprout in the field. You grew up, you developed, and you became very beautiful.[a] Your breasts were formed and your hair had appeared, but you were completely naked. I passed by and saw you, and I noticed that you were old enough for love.[b] So I spread the skirt of my robe over you and covered your nakedness. I swore an oath to you to enter into a covenant of marriage with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine. I washed you with water. I washed your blood off you. I anointed you with oil.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:7 Or like the most beautiful jewelry
  2. Ezekiel 16:8 Or your time was the time for love