Ezekiel 8:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 8:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 8:5 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way towa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 8:5 — KJV
“Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.”
— Ezekiel 8:5 (KJV)
Ezekiel 8:5 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 8:5
“And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 8:5: lift, toward, north
“And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 8:5: lift, thine, eyes
“Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. Pisgah: or, the hill”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 8:5: lift, thine, eyes
“Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. the other: Heb. the second”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 8:5: then, lift, eyes
“Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: a...: Heb. one man”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 8:5: then, lift, eyes
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