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Ezekiel 16:7 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare. caused: Heb. made thee a million excellent: Heb. ornament of ornaments”
Ezekiel 16:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:7
This verse presents Multiplied as bud of field in Ezekiel's extended allegory of Jerusalem as God's bride. God's gracious providential growth, 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...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:7
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“and increased abundantly”
“and behold”
“and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.”
“and shod you with sealskin”
“For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself”
“and of her who visits her house”
“and make her bare as in the day that she was born”
“about six hundred thousand on foot who were men”
“when they had made them a molten calf”
“that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law”