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Ezekiel 24:25 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Ezekiel 24:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 24 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, that: Heb. the lifting up of their soul”
Ezekiel 24:25 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 24:25
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength—God addresses Ezekiel directly (בֶּן־אָדָם, ben-ʾādām, 'son of man'). The joy of their glory (מָעוֹז, māʿôz, 'stronghold/fortress'; מְשׂוֹשׂ תִּפְאַרְתָּם, mĕśôś tifʾartām, 'joy of their beauty')—metaphors for the Jerusalem temple, Israel's pride and God's earthly dwelling.The desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds—מַשָּׂא נַפְשָׁם (maśśāʾ naphshām, 'lifting of their soul') indicates deep emotional attachment. The temple was their supreme treasure, like Ezekiel's wife was to him (v. 16...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 24:25
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“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold”
“the perfection of beauty”
“Behold”
“the joy of the whole earth”
“saying”
“Let's go to Yahweh's house!”
“And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.”
“and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nothing in the power of your hand.”