Ezekiel 18:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 18:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 18:9 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 18:9 — KJV
“Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.”
— Ezekiel 18:9 (KJV)
Ezekiel 18:9 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 18:9
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:9: walked, statutes, kept
“For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:9: hath, kept, surely
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:9: hath, surely, live
“That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:9: hath, walked, statutes
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:9: statutes, judgments, live
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