Ezekiel 22:7
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.”Ezekiel 22:7
What Does Ezekiel 22:7 Mean?
Ezekiel 22:7 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 22, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor, Family, and Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 22:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 6:2“Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;”Leviticus 19:3“Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.”Ezekiel 22:29“The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.”Micah 7:6“For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.”Deuteronomy 27:16“Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.”Psalms 94:6“They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.”Exodus 22:21“Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”Exodus 22:22“Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.”Jeremiah 22:3“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”Leviticus 20:9“For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.”Deuteronomy 24:14“Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:”Job 22:9“Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.”Zephaniah 3:1“Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!”Leviticus 19:33“And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.”Leviticus 25:14“And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:”Isaiah 10:2“To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!”Jeremiah 7:6“If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:”Amos 4:1“Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.”Zechariah 7:10“And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”Malachi 3:5“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”
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