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Ezekiel 11:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezekiel 11:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 11 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Judgment on Israel's Leaders
“Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.”
Ezekiel 11:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 11:1
The Spirit lifting Ezekiel and bringing him to the east gate represents divine transportation in prophetic vision. The Hebrew ruach (רוּחַ, 'Spirit' or 'wind') indicates God's power enabling the vision. The east gate faced toward the rising sun, symbolically important as the direction of God's glory (Ezekiel 43:1-5) and also the direction from which Babylonian invaders would come.The identification of twenty-five men, including named leaders Ja azaniah and Pelatiah, demonstrates the specificity of prophetic indictment. These were not anonymous evildoers but identifiable princes—likely members ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 11:1
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“and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the sky”
“and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing”
“at the door of the temple of Yahweh”
“and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea”
“when I prophesied”
“and took me away; and I went in bitterness”
“and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes”
“and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth”
“to shed blood”
“you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God”