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Ezekiel 5:16 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Ezekiel 5:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 5 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:”
Ezekiel 5:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 5:16
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread: Famine is personified as "evil arrows" (chitzei ha-raav ha-raim, חִצֵּי הָרָעָב הָרָעִים)—missiles of destruction that God actively shoots at His people. The imagery combines military attack (arrows) with natural disaster (famine), revealing that both are divine judgments. Famine isn't random weather failure but God's targeted weapon "sent" (ashalach, אֲשַׁלַּח) with destructive purpose.Th...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 5:16
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“Son of man”
“I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.”
“nor of the arrow that flies by day;”
“He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.”
“ten women shall bake your bread in one oven”
“they besieged it”
“and set me as a mark for the arrow.”
“when a land sins against me by committing a trespass”
“behold”