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Ezekiel 8:5 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Ezekiel 8:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 8 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.”
Ezekiel 8:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 8:5
Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. God commands Ezekiel to observe specific idolatrous object in the temple, beginning the systematic exposure of abominations. The image of jealousy represents idolatry that provokes divine jealousy, violating the first and second commandments.Son of man is Ezekiel characteristic title, appearing over 90 times in this book. It emphasizes human frailty and mortality i...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 8:5
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“and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the sky”
“and see; where have you not been lain with? By the ways have you sat for them”
“to defile it.”
“the joy of the whole earth”
“and said to me”
“and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.”