Ezekiel 20:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 20:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 20:31 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 20:31 — KJV
“For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.”
— Ezekiel 20:31 (KJV)
Ezekiel 20:31 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 20:31
“As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:31: gifts, pollute, idols
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:31: offer, even, day
“And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:31: offer, pass, even
“So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:31: make, pass, through
“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:31: make, day, house
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