Ezekiel 28:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 28:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 28:7 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords agains..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 28:7 — KJV
“Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.”
— Ezekiel 28:7 (KJV)
Ezekiel 28:7 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 28:7
“He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:7: terrible, nations, draw
“Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:7: behold, therefore, bring
“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:7: behold, bring, nations
“Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:7: behold, therefore, bring
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:7: behold, therefore, nations
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