Ezekiel 12:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 12:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 12:23 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a prov..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 12:23 — KJV
“Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.”
— Ezekiel 12:23 (KJV)
Ezekiel 12:23 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 12:23
“Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:23: therefore, thus, saith
“Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:23: therefore, thus, saith
“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:23: therefore, thus, saith
“And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:23: therefore, thus, saith
“Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:23: therefore, thus, saith
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