Ezekiel 18:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 18:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 18:18 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 18:18 — KJV
“As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.”
— Ezekiel 18:18 (KJV)
Ezekiel 18:18 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 18:18
“Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:18: because, among, people
“He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. consecration: Heb. separation”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:18: father, because, brother
“But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:18: because, among, people
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:18: father, because, among
“And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:18: father, among, people
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