Ezekiel 5:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 5:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 5:17 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 5:17 — KJV
“So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.”
— Ezekiel 5:17 (KJV)
Ezekiel 5:17 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 5:17
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:17: famine, pestilence, through
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:17: send, famine, evil
“And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:17: famine, pestilence, pass
“Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:17: famine, pestilence, sword
“Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. mounts: or, engines of shot”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 5:17: famine, pestilence, pass
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