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Ezekiel 8:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezekiel 8:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 8 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.”
Ezekiel 8:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 8:3
The Spirit transports Ezekiel in vision to Jerusalem's temple, where he sees 'the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy' (semel haqinah hamaqneh, סֵמֶל הַקִּנְאָה הַמַּקְנֶה). This idol, likely representing Asherah (the Canaanite fertility goddess), was placed at the northern entrance to the inner court—directly facing the temple's holy place. The term 'jealousy' (qinah, קִנְאָה) reflects God's covenant exclusivity (Exodus 20:5, 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24). Just as marital unfaithfulness provokes jealousy in a faithful spouse, idolatry provokes God's righteous jealousy. The idol's locati...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 8:3
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“They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods”
“and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh's house”
“nor serve them; for I”
“as I live”
“and wrote over against the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.”
“and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea”
“a jealous God.”
“behold”
“They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.”
“nor serve them”