Ezekiel 16:16
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.”Ezekiel 16:16
What Does Ezekiel 16:16 Mean?
Ezekiel 16:16 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 16, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 16:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Kings 23:7“And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.”Isaiah 57:7“Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.”Hosea 2:8“For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.”Leviticus 13:47“The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;”2 Chronicles 28:24“And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.”Jeremiah 3:2“Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.”Ezekiel 7:20“As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.”Ezekiel 16:7“I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.”Ezekiel 21:24“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.”Ezekiel 23:26“They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.”Hosea 4:13“They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.”Genesis 37:3“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.”Luke 16:12“And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?”
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