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Ezekiel 44:12 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Ezekiel 44:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 44 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. caused: Heb. were for a stumblingblock of iniquity unto, etc”
Ezekiel 44:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 44:12
Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity—the Hebrew mikhshol (מִכְשׁוֹל, "stumbling block" or "cause to fall") indicts these Levites not merely for personal idolatry but for leading others into sin. Spiritual leaders bear greater responsibility (James 3:1). The phrase before their idols (lifnei gilluleihem, לִפְנֵי גִּלּוּלֵיהֶם) uses a contemptuous term for idols meaning "dung pellets" or "rolled things"—emphasizing their worthlessness.Therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD—the raised hand signals...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 44:12
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“these men have taken their idols into their heart”
“and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar”
“when Israel went astray”
“that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them”
“that I would scatter them among the nations”
“And say”
“For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.”
“which I have commanded in [my] habitation”
“to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them”