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Ezekiel 16:4 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. to supple: or, when I looked upon thee”
Ezekiel 16:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:4
This verse presents Not salted nor swaddled in Ezekiel's extended allegory of Jerusalem as God's bride. Abandoned and uncared for, illustrating God's grace in choosing, rescuing, and elevating Israel from nothing to covenant partnership. The imagery depicts the foundational gospel pattern—God's initiative in salvation, not human merit or initiative. Israel contributed nothing to her election; God chose, rescued, cleansed, and covenanted with her purely from grace.The allegory's power lies in contrasting God's gracious actions with Israel's subsequent unfaithfulness (developed later in the chap...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:4
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“and make her bare as in the day that she was born”
“Thus says Yahweh”
“Know for sure that your seed will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.,And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;,וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי־גֵר יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה׃ ,And He said unto Abram: Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs”
“and Yahweh your God redeemed you: therefore I command you this thing today.”
“and they tell us”
“lying in a feeding trough.,And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.,,,,,,,,”
“and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.”
“that the king of Egypt died”
“and she wrapped him in bands of cloth”