Adam Clarke, on Ezek 16:8

“And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. And I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.”

“Was the time of love - Thou wast marriageable. I spread my skirt over thee - I espoused thee. This was one of their initiatory marriage ceremonies. See Rut 3:9. I - entered into a covenant with thee - Married thee. Espousing preceded marriage.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.