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Ezekiel 6:4 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Ezekiel 6:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 6 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. images: or, sun images”
Ezekiel 6:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 6:4
And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. The judgment targets both cultic objects and worshipers. "Altars shall be desolate" (shamemu, שָׁמֵמוּ) means laid waste, rendered useless. "Images" (chammanim, חַמָּנִים) likely refers to sun pillars or incense altars used in idol worship. God promises to break (nisbar, נִשְׁבָּר) these sacred objects, demonstrating their impotence. Most horrifically, worshipers' corpses will lie "before your idols"—the gods they trusted couldn't protect them. This macabre scene proves id...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 6:4
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“Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.”
“and cut down your incense altars”
“he spied the tombs that were there in the mountain; and he sent”
“and said”
“says Yahweh”
“and cut down the Asherim”
“and the engraved images”
“that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of Egypt shall he burn with fire.”
“when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars”
“And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.”