Ezekiel 22:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 22:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 22:7 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 22:7 — KJV
“In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. oppression: or, deceit”
— Ezekiel 22:7 (KJV)
Ezekiel 22:7 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 22:7
“He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 22:7: father, stranger, fatherless
“And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 22:7: father, stranger, fatherless
“And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 22:7: father, stranger, fatherless
“And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 22:7: father, stranger, fatherless
“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 22:7: father, stranger, fatherless
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