Ezekiel 8:12
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.”Ezekiel 8:12
What Does Ezekiel 8:12 Mean?
Ezekiel 8:12 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 8, 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.
Key themes in this passage include Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 8:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 29:15“Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?”Genesis 6:5“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Job 22:13“And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?”Zephaniah 1:12“And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.”Psalms 10:11“He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.”Isaiah 47:10“For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.”Ezekiel 9:9“Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.”Jeremiah 16:17“For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.”Ezekiel 8:15“Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.”Psalms 64:5“They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?”John 3:19“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”Ephesians 5:12“For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”Job 22:12“Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!”Job 24:13“They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.”Job 24:15“The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.”Psalms 73:11“And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?”Psalms 90:8“Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.”Psalms 94:7“Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.”Isaiah 28:15“Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:”Jeremiah 23:24“Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.”
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