12
I put a ring on your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 12. Forehead. Lit. “mouth.” Hebrew “nose.” Bible.—Women wore rings where spectacles are placed, and had others hung at their noses, so as to touch the mouth. People who are not acquainted with this odd custom, which is still prevalent in Africa and Asia, suppose that the ornament hung upon the forehead, as S. Jerom does. See Genesis 24:22. Calmet.
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