Ezekiel 44:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 44:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 44:25 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 44:25 — KJV
“And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.”
— Ezekiel 44:25 (KJV)
Ezekiel 44:25 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 44:25
“And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:25: father, mother, daughter
“But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:25: father, mother, son
“And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:25: defile, sister, hath
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:25: father, mother, son
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:25: come, father, mother
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