Ezekiel 23:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 23:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 23:23 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 23:23 — KJV
“The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.”
— Ezekiel 23:23 (KJV)
Ezekiel 23:23 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 23:23
“She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:23: assyrians, desirable, young
“Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:23: desirable, young, men
“That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:23: men, captains, great
“And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: goodly: Heb. desirable”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:23: desirable, young, men
“Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:23: young, men, great
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