Ezekiel 22:4
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.”Ezekiel 22:4
What Does Ezekiel 22:4 Mean?
Ezekiel 22:4 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 22, verse 4 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 22:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 2:17“Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.”2 Kings 21:16“Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.”Ezekiel 5:14“Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.”Psalms 44:13“Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.”Ezekiel 16:57“Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.”Ezekiel 22:2“Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.”Ezekiel 23:32“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.”Leviticus 26:32“And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.”Numbers 32:14“And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.”Deuteronomy 28:37“And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.”Deuteronomy 29:24“Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?”1 Kings 9:7“Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:”2 Chronicles 7:20“Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.”Psalms 79:4“We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.”Psalms 89:41“All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.”Jeremiah 18:16“To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.”Jeremiah 24:9“And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.”Jeremiah 44:8“In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?”Lamentations 2:15“All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?”Ezekiel 21:28“And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:”
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