Ezekiel 8:5
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.”Ezekiel 8:5
What Does Ezekiel 8:5 Mean?
Ezekiel 8:5 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 8, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 8:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 32:34“But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.”Ezekiel 5:11“Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.”Ezekiel 8:3“And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.”Jeremiah 3:2“Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.”Ezekiel 23:38“Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.”Leviticus 1:11“And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.”Deuteronomy 29:20“The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.”Psalms 48:2“Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”Psalms 78:58“For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.”Jeremiah 7:30“For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.”Jeremiah 23:11“For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.”Ezekiel 40:45“And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.”Zechariah 5:5“Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.”2 Chronicles 36:14“Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.”Ezekiel 9:6“Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.”
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