Ezekiel 21:5
And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable?
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4And all flesh shall know that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
6And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:24and all the nations shall say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land? what is this great fierceness of anger?
1 Kings 9:7then will I cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and this house which I have consecrated to my name I will cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a desolation and a byword to all nations.
Isaiah 55:11so shall my word be, whatever shall proceed out of my mouth, it shall by no means turn back, until all the things which I willed shall have been accomplished; and I will make thy ways prosperous, and will effect my commands.
Ezekiel 17:2Son of man, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:
Ezekiel 21:30And thou profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day, even an end, is come in a season of iniquity, thus saith the Lord;
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 21:2-8
Threatenings against Israel; Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 592.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall… Read the whole commentary →