Ezekiel 20:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 20:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 20:25 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 20:25 — KJV
“Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;”
— Ezekiel 20:25 (KJV)
Ezekiel 20:25 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 20:25
“Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: true...: Heb. laws of truth”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:25: gave, also, statutes
“And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. withdrew...: Heb. they gave a withdrawing shoulder”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:25: gave, judgments, should
“And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. shewed...: Heb. made them to know”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:25: gave, statutes, judgments
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:25: gave, also, good
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:25: also, good, live
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