Jerusalem Struck Down

Ezekiel 33

21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year x of our captivity, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, y that one who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, z "The city has been 1 captured!" 22 Now a the hand of the LORD had been upon me the evening before the man came who had escaped. And He had b opened my mouth; so when he came to me in the morning, my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.

23 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 24 "Son of man, c they who inhabit those d ruins in the land of Israel are saying, e 'Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. f But we are many; the land has been given to us as a g possession.' 25 "Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: h "You eat meat with blood, you i lift up your eyes toward your idols, and j shed blood. Should you then possess the k land? 26 "You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you l defile one another's wives. Should you then possess the land?" ' 27 "Say thus to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "As I live, surely m those who are in the ruins shall fall by the sword, and the one who is in the open field n I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and o caves shall die of the pestilence. 28 p "For I will make the land most desolate, 2 her q arrogant strength shall cease, and r the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through. 29 "Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed." '

30 "As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they s speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother, 'Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the LORD.' 31 "So t they come to you as people do, they u sit before you as My people, and they v hear your words, but they do not do them; w for with their mouth they show much love, but x their hearts pursue their own gain. 32 "Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do y not do them. 33 z "And when this comes to pass - surely it will come - then a they will know that a prophet has been among them."

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:2
    On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 24:26
    On that day one who escapes will come to you to let you hear it with your ears.
  3. Cross References
    2 Kings 25:4
    Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And the king went by way of the plain.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:3
    The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was upon him there.
    Ezekiel 8:1
    And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me there.
    Ezekiel 37:1
    The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 24:27
    'on that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you shall speak and no longer be mute. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.'"
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 34:2
    Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds: "Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 36:4
    Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, the valleys, the desolate wastes, and the cities that have been forsaken, which became plunder and mockery to the rest of the nations all around -
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 51:2
    Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah who bore you; For I called him alone, And blessed him and increased him.
    Acts 7:5
    And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him.
    Romans 4:12
    And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.
  9. Cross References
    Micah 3:11
    Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? No harm can come upon us.
    Matthew 3:9
    And do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
    John 8:39
    They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:15
    "Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Get far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.'
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 9:4
    But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that...
    Leviticus 3:17
    ' This shall be a perpetual statute throughout ...
    Leviticus 7:26
    Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of ...
    Leviticus 17:10 - 14
    And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of ...
    Leviticus 19:26
    You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor ...
    Deuteronomy 12:16
    Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pou...
    Deuteronomy 12:23
    Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for...
    Deuteronomy 15:23
    Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pou...
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 18:6
    If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 22:6
    Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.
    Ezekiel 22:9
    In you are men who slander to cause bloodshed; in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.
  14. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 29:28
    'And the LORD uprooted them from their land in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.'
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 18:6
    If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity.
    Ezekiel 22:11
    One commits abomination with his neighbor's wife; another lewdly defiles his daughter-in-law; and another in you violates his sister, his father's daughter.
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 33:24
    "Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.'
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 39:4
    You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
  18. Cross References
    Judges 6:2
    And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made for themselves the dens, the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains.
    1 Samuel 13:6
    When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits.
    Isaiah 2:19
    They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily.
  19. Cross References
    Jeremiah 44:2
    Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'You have seen all the calamity that I have brought on Jerusalem and on all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are a desolation, and no one dwells in them.
    Jeremiah 44:6
    'So My fury and My anger were poured out and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.'
    Jeremiah 44:22
    So the LORD could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, as it is this day.
    Ezekiel 36:34
    The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by.
    Ezekiel 36:35
    "So they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.'
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 7:24
    Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled.
    Ezekiel 24:21
    Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:2
    Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them.
    Ezekiel 6:3
    And say, 'O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains, to the hills, to the ravines, and to the valleys: "Indeed I, even I, will bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
    Ezekiel 6:6
    In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate, so that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, your idols may be broken and made to cease, your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
  22. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:13
    Therefore the Lord said: "Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men.
    Ezekiel 14:3
    Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
    Ezekiel 20:3
    "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Have you come to inquire of Me? As I live," says the Lord GOD, "I will not be inquired of by you."'
    Ezekiel 20:31
    For when you offer your gifts and make your sons pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. So shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live," says the Lord GOD, "I will not be inquired of by you.
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 14:1
    Now some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
  24. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:1
    And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me there.
  25. Cross References
    Isaiah 58:2
    Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God.
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 78:36
    Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, And they lied to Him with their tongue.
    Psalms 78:37
    For their heart was not steadfast with Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
    Isaiah 29:13
    Therefore the Lord said: "Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men.
    Jeremiah 12:2
    You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind.
    1 John 3:18
    My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
  27. Cross References
    Matthew 13:22
    Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
  28. Cross References
    Matthew 7:21 - 28
    Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
    James 1:22 - 25
    But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
  29. Cross References
    1 Samuel 3:20
    And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the LORD.
  30. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:5
    As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse - for they are a rebellious house - yet they will know that a prophet has been among them.
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