Ezekiel 12:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 12:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 12:5 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. Dig...: Heb. Dig for thee" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 12:5 — KJV
“Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. Dig...: Heb. Dig for thee”
— Ezekiel 12:5 (KJV)
Ezekiel 12:5 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 12:5
“And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight. digged: Heb. digged for me”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:5: dig, through, wall
“And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:5: dig, through, wall
“For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. to repair: Heb. to set up”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:5: wall, sight, heb
“My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. shewing...: Heb. flourishing”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:5: through, wall, heb
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 12:5: through, heb
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