Ezekiel 16:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 16:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 16:4 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 16:4 — KJV
“And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. to supple...: or, when I looked upon thee”
— Ezekiel 16:4 (KJV)
Ezekiel 16:4 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 16:4
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:4: day, neither, water
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:4: day, neither, water
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:4: day, neither, water
“And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:4: day, neither, washed
“And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 16:4: day, neither, water
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