Ezekiel 9:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 9:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 9:7 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 9:7 — KJV
“And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.”
— Ezekiel 9:7 (KJV)
Ezekiel 9:7 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 9:7
“And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. the edge: Heb. the mouth”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 9:7: house, forth, went
“So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 9:7: house, courts, forth
“For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 9:7: house, forth, went
“And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 9:7: house, forth, went
“Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, went...: or, he went out into Assyria the city...: or, the streets of the city”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 9:7: forth, went, city
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