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Ezekiel 6:5

Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 6

“And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.”Ezekiel 6:5

What Does Ezekiel 6:5 Mean?

Ezekiel 6:5 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 6, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 6 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (6)

These passages are connected to Ezekiel 6:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 53:5“There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.”Jeremiah 8:1“At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:”2 Kings 23:14“And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.”2 Kings 23:16“And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.”Jeremiah 7:32“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.”Ezekiel 6:4“And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.”

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