Ezekiel 28:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 28:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 28:8 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 28:8 — KJV
“They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.”
— Ezekiel 28:8 (KJV)
Ezekiel 28:8 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 28:8
“But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. bloody...: Heb. men of bloods and deceit shall...: Heb. shall not half their days”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:8: bring, down, pit
“To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:8: down, shalt, slain
“They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:8: down, pit, slain
“It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:8: bring, down, die
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. rebels: Heb. children of rebellion”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 28:8: bring, shalt, die
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