Ezekiel 35:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 35:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 35:4 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 35:4 — KJV
“I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.”
— Ezekiel 35:4 (KJV)
Ezekiel 35:4 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 35:4
“And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 35:4: cities, waste, desolate
“Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, utterly...: Heb. desolate with desolation”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 35:4: cities, waste, desolate
“And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 35:4: waste, desolate, know
“And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. to consume: Heb. to devour”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 35:4: shalt, desolate, know
“As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 35:4: shalt, desolate, know
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