Ezekiel 16:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 16:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 16:21 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 16:21 — KJV
“That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?”
— Ezekiel 16:21 (KJV)
Ezekiel 16:21 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 16:21
“And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:21: children, cause, pass
“Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:21: children, cause, pass
“And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. now: Heb. then”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:21: children, delivered, cause
“But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:21: children, pass, through
“And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:21: cause, pass, through
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