'Jewelry' in the Bible

Each woman will ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry, and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”

Now announce to the people that both men and women should ask their neighbors for silver and gold jewelry.”

The Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing.

When the people heard this bad news, they mourned and didn’t put on their jewelry.

For the Lord said to Moses: “Tell the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. If I went with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.”

So the Israelites remained stripped of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.

Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry—everyone who waved a presentation offering of gold to the Lord.

Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry,your neck with its necklace.

We will make gold jewelry for you,accented with silver.

How beautiful are your sandaled feet, princess!The curves of your thighs are like jewelry,the handiwork of a master.

headdresses, ankle jewelry, sashes, perfume bottles, amulets,

Look up, and look around.They all gather together; they come to you.As I live”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“you will wear all your children as jewelry,and put them on as a bride does.

Can a young woman forget her jewelryor a bride her wedding sash?Yet My people have forgotten Mefor countless days.

And you, devastated one, what are you doingthat you dress yourself in scarlet,that you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,that you enlarge your eyes with paint?You beautify yourself for nothing.Your lovers reject you;they want to take your life.

I adorned you with jewelry, putting bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.

You also took your beautiful jewelry made from the gold and silver I had given you, and you made male images so that you could engage in prostitution with them.

I will hand you over to them, and they will level your mounds and tear down your elevated places. They will strip off your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you stark naked.

They will strip off your clothes and take your beautiful jewelry.

“In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry for them.