Ezekiel 23:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 23:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 23:8 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 23:8 — KJV
“Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.”
— Ezekiel 23:8 (KJV)
Ezekiel 23:8 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 23:8
“And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:8: whoredoms, egypt, youth
“Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:8: whoredoms, egypt, youth
“Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:8: neither, whoredoms, breasts
“And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:8: neither, brought, egypt
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 23:8: brought, egypt, lay
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