Ezekiel 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 4:17 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 4:17 — KJV
“That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.”
— Ezekiel 4:17 (KJV)
Ezekiel 4:17 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 4:17
“Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. persuadeth: or, deceiveth”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:17: may, bread, one
“Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:17: may, one, another
“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:17: bread, water, away
“And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:17: one, another, away
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. pools...: Heb. gathering of their waters”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:17: may, water, one
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