Ezekiel 17:12
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”Ezekiel 17:12
What Does Ezekiel 17:12 Mean?
Ezekiel 17:12 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 17, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 17:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezekiel 12:9“Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?”Deuteronomy 28:49“The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;”Ezekiel 18:2“What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?”Ezekiel 24:19“And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?”Deuteronomy 28:48“Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.”Joshua 9:20“This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.”2 Kings 24:12“And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.”Jeremiah 37:1“And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.”Ezekiel 1:2“In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,”Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.”Ezekiel 17:3“And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:”Ezekiel 37:18“And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?”Exodus 12:26“And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?”Deuteronomy 6:20“And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?”Joshua 4:6“That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?”Joshua 4:21“And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?”2 Kings 24:10“At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.”2 Kings 24:15“And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.”2 Chronicles 36:9“Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 36:10“And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.”
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