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Ezekiel 34
[Bible]Ezekiel 34 is a prophecy that rebukes the shepherds (leaders) of Israel who fed only themselves and promises that God himself will shepherd his flock, gather his scattered sheep, and set up "my servant David" as one shepherd over them.
Ezekiel 5
[Bible]In this chapter Ezekiel performs a symbolic act, shaving his head and beard and dividing the hair into three parts, which God then interprets as the judgment that will fall on Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 48
[Bible]Ezekiel 48 is the final chapter of the Book of Ezekiel. It divides the restored land among the twelve tribes of Israel in long east-west strips, places the sanctuary and the city in their midst, and closes with the promise that the city will be named "Jehovah-shammah" ("The LORD is there").
Ezekiel 47
[Bible]A chapter in Ezekiel's vision of the new temple in which water flowing from beneath the temple threshold grows into an ever-deepening river that brings life to the land and the sea. The chapter then sets the boundaries of the land to be divided among the twelve tribes of Israel.
Ezekiel 45
[Bible]Ezekiel 45, part of the vision of the new temple, sets out the allotment of a holy district in the land, the prince's duty to practice justice and maintain honest weights and measures, the people's offerings and the prince's responsibility for the sacrifices, and the purification of the sanctuary and the festival offerings.
Latter Prophets
[Bible]The Latter Prophets (Hebrew Nevi'im Aharonim) are the second half of the Prophets (Nevi'im), the second division of the Hebrew Bible. The term refers to Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve Minor Prophets, books compiled chiefly from the messages delivered by the prophets.
Prophetic Books
[Bible]The Prophetic Books are the books of the Old Testament that bear the names of prophets. In Protestant usage the term refers to the seventeen books from Isaiah through Malachi, which are divided by length into five Major Prophets and twelve Minor Prophets.
Ezekiel
[Bible]Ezekiel is the twenty-sixth book of the Old Testament and one of the Major Prophets. Its forty-eight chapters record the visions and prophecies received by Ezekiel, a prophet from a priestly family who ministered during the Babylonian exile.
Ezekiel 18:20
[Bible Verses]Ezekiel 18:20 declares individual responsibility: the soul that sins shall die, and the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor the father the iniquity of the son. It is frequently cited as a key text against the "generational curse" teaching, which holds that the sins of ancestors descend upon their descendants as a curse.
Ezekiel 36:26
[Bible Verses]Ezekiel 36:26 records God's promise to give a new spirit, to take away the stony heart, and to give a heart of flesh. It is a principal Old Testament text on regeneration and the inward transforming work of the Holy Spirit, and it is frequently cited in discussions among denominations about how God's work and the human response relate to each other in conversion.
Ezekiel 37:4–5
[Bible Verses]A command given in a vision to prophesy the word of the LORD to the dry bones, with God's promise: "Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live." A vision of Israel's restoration, the passage is also widely used as a symbol of resurrection and spiritual revival, and interpreters differ over what the vision's fulfillment is.
Ezekiel (Prophet)
[People]Ezekiel was an Old Testament priest and prophet who ministered during the Babylonian exile. He proclaimed to the exiles of Judah both the judgment of Jerusalem and the restoration of Israel, and his prophecies are preserved in the Book of Ezekiel.
Ezekiel 18:23
[Bible Verses]A verse in the Book of Ezekiel declaring that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked but desires that they turn and live. It is frequently cited as a basis for calls to repentance, and various denominations address it in debates over predestination concerning how God's will should be understood.
Ezekiel 9:4
[Bible Verses]A verse in Ezekiel's vision in which God commands a man clothed in linen to set a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and cry over the abominations committed in Jerusalem. The scene depicts people who are protected in the midst of judgment and is often read alongside the "seal on the forehead" in the Book of Revelation.
Ezekiel 36:25–27
[Bible Verses]A promise delivered by Ezekiel, a prophet of the Babylonian exile, in which God declares that he will cleanse Israel with water, give the people a new heart and a new spirit, and put his own Spirit within them so that they will keep his statutes. It is frequently cited as a key Old Testament text on regeneration and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Ezekiel 37:11–14
[Bible Verses]The interpretation of Ezekiel's vision of the "valley of dry bones," in which God promises to open the graves of exiled Israel, put His spirit within them, restore them to life, and bring them back to their homeland. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of restoration, resurrection, and new life in the Holy Spirit.
Ezekiel 18:2-4
[Bible Verses]A prophetic message delivered by Ezekiel to the exiles in Babylon that rejects a proverb blaming the forefathers and declares each person's own responsibility: "the soul that sinneth, it shall die." The passage is frequently cited in support of individual responsibility and repentance, and in debates over the doctrine of generational curses.
Ezekiel 11:19–20
[Bible Verses]In this passage God promises the exiled Israelites that He will give them one heart and a new spirit, replacing their stony heart with a heart of flesh. It is frequently cited as a text on the new covenant and regeneration, and interpreters differ over what God does and what human beings do in the transformation of the heart.
Ezekiel 18:30–32
[Bible Verses]Ezekiel's call to repentance addressed to Israel during the Babylonian exile, declaring that each person will be judged according to his ways and that God takes no pleasure in the death of the one who dies, so the people should turn and live. The passage is frequently cited in preaching on repentance and in discussions of predestination and free will.
Ezekiel 18:19–20
[Bible Verses]A passage in which God declared through Ezekiel during the Babylonian exile that "the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father." It is a key text for the principle that each person is accountable for his or her own sin, and it is frequently cited in discussions of original sin and the doctrine of generational curses.