Ezekiel 16:18 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

You took those beautiful embroidered clothes and dressed them up with it. Then you took my oil and my incense — the stuff that was meant for me — and offered it to them instead.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

You gave what belonged to me to someone else entirely.

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