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Ezekiel 20:47 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Ezekiel 20:47 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 20 verse 47 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.”
Ezekiel 20:47 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 20:47
I will kindle a fire in thee (הִצַּתִּי בְךָ אֵשׁ, hitsati vekha esh)—God Himself lights the judgment fire. The verb יָצַת (yatsat, to kindle) indicates deliberate ignition. Every green tree and every dry tree (כָּל־עֵץ לַח וְכָל־עֵץ יָבֵשׁ, kol-etz lakh v'khol-etz yavesh) means total destruction—both righteous (green) and wicked (dry) will be swept into exile.The flaming flame shall not be quenched (לֹא תִכְבֶּה לַהֶבֶת שַׁלְהָבֶת, lo tikhbeh lahevet shalhevet) uses emphatic Hebrew repetition for an unstoppable conflagration. This fire is the Babylonian army (21:3-5), but ultimately represent...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 20:47
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“says Yahweh; and I will kindle a fire in her forest”
“Yahweh makes the earth empty”
“it kindles in the thickets of the forest”
“Yahweh”
“what will be done in the dry?,For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?,,,,,,,,”
“and look on the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die”
“cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed”
“Burns to the lowest Sheol”
“which I have given to the fire for fuel”
“to blow the fire on it”