Eze 16:8 | TNotes | STEP | 16:8 At this time, the Lord wrapped his cloak around her, an act that represented a commitment to marriage (cp. Ruth 3:9 ). The Lord made a covenant with Jerusalem, and in the terms of the metaphor, he married her. When the Lord entered into a covenant with David and his descendants, he also chose Jerusalem as the place for his name to be honored (see 1 Kgs 9:3-4 ; Ps 132 ).

bRuth 3:9►

c1 Kgs 9:3-4►

dPs 132►

‏ Ezekiel 16:8

16:8 ^a At this time, the Lord wrapped his cloak around her, an act that represented a commitment to marriage (cp. Ruth 3:9 ^b). The Lord made a covenant with Jerusalem, and in the terms of the metaphor, he married her. When the Lord entered into a covenant with David and his descendants, he also chose Jerusalem as the place for his name to be honored (see 1 Kgs 9:3-4 ^c; Ps 132 ^d).