Ezekiel 4:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 4:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 4:9 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 4:9 — KJV
“Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. fitches: or, spelt”
— Ezekiel 4:9 (KJV)
Ezekiel 4:9 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 4:9
“And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? considereth...: Heb. setteth to his heart the stock...: Heb. that which comes of a tree?”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:9: also, one, make
“Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:9: also, according, number
“For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:9: according, number, days
“And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:9: put, make, thereof
“Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, basons: or, cups”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 4:9: wheat, barley, beans
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