Ezra 8:22
Ezra · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.”Ezra 8:22
What Does Ezra 8:22 Mean?
Ezra 8:22 is found in the book of Ezra, chapter 8, verse 22 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 Ezra 8:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Peter 3:12“For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.”Psalms 33:18“Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;”2 Chronicles 16:9“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.”Psalms 34:15“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.”Lamentations 3:25“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”2 Chronicles 15:2“And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.”Psalms 34:22“The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.”Romans 8:28“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”1 Chronicles 28:9“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”Hebrews 10:38“Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.”Ezra 7:6“This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.”Ezra 7:28“And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.”Isaiah 3:10“Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.”Joshua 23:16“When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.”Proverbs 3:6“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”Psalms 21:8“Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.”Ezra 7:9“For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.”Zephaniah 1:2“I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.”2 Corinthians 7:14“For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.”Psalms 90:11“Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.”
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