Ezekiel 4:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 4:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 4:3 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face agai..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 4:3 — KJV
“Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. an...: or, a flat plate, or, slice”
— Ezekiel 4:3 (KJV)
Ezekiel 4:3 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 4:3
“Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:3: take, set, wall
“In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:3: set, face, shalt
“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:3: set, face, against
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:3: take, city, against
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:3: city, shalt, lay
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