Ezekiel 20:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 20:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 20:21 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 20:21 — KJV
“Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.”
— Ezekiel 20:21 (KJV)
Ezekiel 20:21 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 20:21
“But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:21: rebelled, against, walked
“But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:21: rebelled, against, neither
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:21: children, walked, kept
“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 20:21: walked, statutes, neither
“And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you. for ye...: or, which have not walked”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:21: walked, statutes, neither
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