Ezekiel 17:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 17:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 17:12 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to J..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 17:12 — KJV
“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”
— Ezekiel 17:12 (KJV)
Ezekiel 17:12 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 17:12
“And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:12: now, know, things
“Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. set up: or, finished joined: Chaldee, sewed together”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:12: now, rebellious, know
“And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:12: say, house, behold
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:12: say, now, house
“For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 17:12: now, house, know
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