Ezekiel 4:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 4:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 4:12 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 4:12 — KJV
“And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.”
— Ezekiel 4:12 (KJV)
Ezekiel 4:12 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 4:12
“And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:12: shalt, eat, cakes
“And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:12: eat, cakes, bake
“In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:12: shalt, eat, bake
“And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:12: shalt, cakes, bake
“And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:12: shalt, eat, cometh
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