Ezekiel 16:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 16:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 16:15 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornicatio..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 16:15 — KJV
“But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.”
— Ezekiel 16:15 (KJV)
Ezekiel 16:15 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 16:15
“And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:15: thine, own, every
“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:15: trust, own, because
“Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. his own: or, his own home”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:15: own, because, every
“Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:15: beauty, every, one
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:15: because, every, one
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