Ezekiel 14:5

Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 14

“That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.”Ezekiel 14:5

What Does Ezekiel 14:5 Mean?

Ezekiel 14:5 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 14, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Idolatry, and Exile & Belonging.

Cross-References (18)

These passages are connected to Ezekiel 14:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 1:4“Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.”Zechariah 11:8“Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.”Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.”Jeremiah 2:5“Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?”Jeremiah 2:11“Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.”Jeremiah 2:31“O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?”Ezekiel 14:9“And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.”Hosea 10:2“Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.”Zechariah 7:11“But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.”Romans 1:21“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”Romans 1:28“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”Romans 1:30“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,”Romans 8:7“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”Galatians 6:7“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”Ephesians 4:18“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:”Colossians 1:21“And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled”2 Thessalonians 2:9“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”Hebrews 3:12“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”

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