Ezekiel 20:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 20:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 20:36 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 20:36 — KJV
“Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.”
— Ezekiel 20:36 (KJV)
Ezekiel 20:36 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 20:36
“Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:36: fathers, land, egypt
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:36: wilderness, land, egypt
“Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:36: wilderness, land, egypt
“Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:36: fathers, land, egypt
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 20:36: fathers, wilderness, land
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