Ezekiel 20:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 20:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 20:15 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 20:15 — KJV
“Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;”
— Ezekiel 20:15 (KJV)
Ezekiel 20:15 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 20:15
“In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:15: lifted, hand, bring
“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:15: hand, bring, land
“And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:15: bring, into, land
“Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. forbear...: Heb. protract over them in thy...: Heb. in the hand of thy prophets”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:15: yet, hand, would
“And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:15: also, hand, into
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