Ezekiel 6:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 6:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 6:6 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 6:6 — KJV
“In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. images: or, sun images”
— Ezekiel 6:6 (KJV)
Ezekiel 6:6 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 6:6
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 6:6: cities, high, places
“And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. the images: or, the sun images graves: Heb. face of the graves”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 6:6: high, altars, made
“And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. images: or, sun images”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 6:6: desolate, altars, idols
“And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 6:6: high, places, idols
“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. images: Heb. statues Nehushtan: that is, A piece of brass”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 6:6: high, places, made
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