Ezekiel 3:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 3:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 3:8 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 3:8 — KJV
“Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.”
— Ezekiel 3:8 (KJV)
Ezekiel 3:8 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 3:8
“Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. have been...: or, lifted up the face against: Heb. accepted faces”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 3:8: made, face, against
“And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. How hast...: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee? Pharez: that is A breach”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 3:8: behold, made, against
“And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. that they...: or, and made them to go heavily”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 3:8: made, face, against
“He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: face: Heb. eye”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 3:8: behold, face, against
“Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. I shall...: Heb. I shall prevail in fighting against him”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 3:8: behold, face, against
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