Men Wearing Earrings

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

`The habiliments of a man are not on a woman, nor doth a man put on the garment of a woman, for the abomination of Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> any one doing these.

`And a cutting for the soul ye do not put in your flesh; and a writing, a cross-mark, ye do not put on you; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

And they give unto Jacob all the gods of the stranger that <FI>are<Fi> in their hand, and the rings that <FI>are<Fi> in their ears, and Jacob hideth them under the oak which <FI>is<Fi> by Shechem;

and we bring near Jehovah's offering, each that which he hath found, vessels of gold--chain, and bracelet, seal-ring, <FI>ear<Fi> -ring, and bead--to make atonement for ourselves before Jehovah.'

And Gideon saith unto them, `Let me ask of you a petition, and give ye to me each the ring of his prey, for they have rings of gold, for they <FI>are<Fi> Ishmaelites.'

And they come in--the men with the women--every willing-hearted one--they have brought in nose-ring, and ear-ring, and seal-ring, and necklace, all golden goods, even every one who hath waved a wave-offering of gold to Jehovah.

And Aaron saith unto them, `Break off the rings of gold which <FI>are<Fi> in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;'

in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,

Of the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, And of the bands, And of the perfume boxes, and the amulets,

And it cometh to pass when the camels have finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring (whose weight <FI>is<Fi> a bekah), and two bracelets for her hands (whose weight <FI>is<Fi> ten <FI>bekahs<Fi> of gold),

in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price, — read the full passage →

then hath his lord brought him nigh unto God, and hath brought him nigh unto the door, or unto the side-post, and his lord hath bored his ear with an awl, and he hath served him--to the age.

And come unto him do all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they eat bread with him in his house, and bemoan him, and comfort him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him, and they gave to him each one kesitah, and each one ring of gold.

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments, — read the full passage →

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, `Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses--the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt--we have not known what hath happened to him.' — read the full passage →

`And I ask her, and say, Whose daughter <FI>art<Fi> thou? and she saith, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah hath borne to him, and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands,

And I have charged on her the days of the Baalim, To whom she maketh perfume, And putteth on her ring and her ornament, And goeth after her lovers, And Me forgat--an affirmation of Jehovah.

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

`Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out the neck, And deceiving <FI>with<Fi> the eyes, Walking and mincing they go, And with their feet they make a tinkling, — read the full passage →

A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, <FI>Is<Fi> the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for <FI>it is<Fi> not as man seeth--for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

and <FI>every<Fi> woman hath asked from her neighbour, and from her who is sojourning in her house, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and ye have put <FI>them<Fi> on your sons and on your daughters, and have spoiled the Egyptians.'

And Aaron saith unto them, `Break off the rings of gold which <FI>are<Fi> in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;' — read the full passage →

And Aaron saith unto them, `Break off the rings of gold which <FI>are<Fi> in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;' — read the full passage →

I greatly rejoice in Jehovah, Joy doth my soul in my God, For He clothed me with garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness covereth Me, As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments, And as a bride putteth on her jewels.

And Jacob saith unto his household, and unto all who <FI>are<Fi> with him, `Turn aside the gods of the stranger which <FI>are<Fi> in your midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments;

and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred <FI>shekels<Fi> of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which <FI>are<Fi> on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which <FI>are<Fi> on the necks of their camels,

And Jacob saith unto his household, and unto all who <FI>are<Fi> with him, `Turn aside the gods of the stranger which <FI>are<Fi> in your midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments; — read the full passage →

Comely have been thy cheeks with garlands, Thy neck with chains. — read the full passage →

And Gideon saith unto them, `Let me ask of you a petition, and give ye to me each the ring of his prey, for they have rings of gold, for they <FI>are<Fi> Ishmaelites.' — read the full passage →

and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which <FI>are<Fi> in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,

And Abraham <FI>is<Fi> old, he hath entered into days, and Jehovah hath blessed Abraham in all <FI>things<Fi> ; — read the full passage →

doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?

yea, it cometh to pass, when he seeth the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heareth the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, `Thus hath the man spoken unto me,' that he cometh in unto the man, and lo, he is standing by the camels by the fountain.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

And Jehu cometh in to Jezreel, and Jezebel hath heard, and putteth her eyes in paint and maketh right her head, and looketh out through the window.

And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood <FI>is<Fi> on them;

for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And thou, O spoiled one, what dost thou? For thou puttest on scarlet, For thou adornest thyself <FI>with<Fi> ornaments of gold. For thou rendest with pain thine eyes, In vain thou dost make thyself fair, Kicked against thee have doting ones, Thy life they do seek.

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

And it hath come to pass, In the day of the sacrifice of Jehovah, That I have laid a charge on the heads, And on sons of the king, And on all putting on strange clothing.

In that day doth the Lord turn aside The beauty of the tinkling ornaments, And of the embroidered works, And of the round tires like moons, — read the full passage →

`Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out the neck, And deceiving <FI>with<Fi> the eyes, Walking and mincing they go, And with their feet they make a tinkling,

Lift up round about thine eyes and see, All of them have been gathered, They have come to thee. I live, an affirmation of Jehovah! Surely all of them as an ornament thou puttest on, And thou bindest them on like a bride.

Of the drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

`Sons ye <FI>are<Fi> to Jehovah your God; ye do not cut yourselves, nor make baldness between your eyes for the dead;

A Song, --A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God. — read the full passage →

And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, `Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;' — read the full passage →

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning; — read the full passage →

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, — read the full passage →

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won, — read the full passage →

Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me days without number.

As the chorus of `Mahanaim.' How beautiful were thy feet with sandals, O daughter of Nadib. The turnings of thy sides <FI>are<Fi> as ornaments, Work of the hands of an artificer.

but--the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won, — read the full passage →

but I--I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

And God saith unto Jacob, `Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.' — read the full passage →

and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

Comely have been thy cheeks with garlands, Thy neck with chains.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man. — read the full passage →

And Gideon saith unto them, `Let me ask of you a petition, and give ye to me each the ring of his prey, for they have rings of gold, for they <FI>are<Fi> Ishmaelites.' — read the full passage →

And the men of Ephraim say unto him, `What <FI>is<Fi> this thing thou hast done to us--not to call for us when thou didst go to fight with Midian?' and they strive with him severely; — read the full passage →

`Ye may not give that which is <FI>holy<Fi> to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned--may rend you.

`And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.

because all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world,

Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes--destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ. — read the full passage →

And Haman saith to the king Ahasuerus, `There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws <FI>are<Fi> diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to suffer them;

and I, John, saw the holy city--new Jerusalem--coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

but--which becometh women professing godly piety--through good works.

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, dreamed hath Nebuchadnezzar dreams, and his spirit doth move itself, and his sleep hath been against him; — read the full passage →

And burnt thy houses with fire, And done in thee judgments before the eyes of many women, And I have caused thee to cease from going a-whoring, And also a gift thou givest no more.

Thou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

Garlands of gold we do make for thee, With studs of silver!

And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families, is unto the border of Edom; the wilderness of Zin southward, at the extremity of the south; — read the full passage →

And there came one of the seven messengers, who were having the seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to me, `Come, I will shew to thee the judgment of the great whore, who is sitting upon the many waters, — read the full passage →

because also Christ once for sin did suffer--righteous for unrighteous--that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

`And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

And the heads of Succoth say, `Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we give to thy host bread?'

And it cometh to pass on the day of Moses' finishing setting up the tabernacle, that he anointeth it, and sanctifieth it, and all its vessels, and the altar, and all its vessels, and he anointeth them, and sanctifieth them, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Say unto the sons of Israel, Ye <FI>are<Fi> a stiff-necked people; one moment--I come up into thy midst, and have consumed thee; and now, put down thine ornaments from off thee, and I know what I do to thee;'

having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

And it hath been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth.

My people--its exactors <FI>are<Fi> sucklings, And women have ruled over it. My people--thy eulogists are causing to err, And the way of thy paths swallowed up.

Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I <FI>am<Fi> sick with love.

And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;