Ezekiel 16:2

“Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,”

"Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations," - Ezekiel 16:2
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What does Ezekiel 16:2 mean?

Ezekiel 16:2 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the prophet Ezekiel delivers a message from the Lord to the people of Jerusalem, highlighting their sinfulness and…

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The Call to Confront Our Abominations: A Divine Wake-Up Call

In Ezekiel 16:2, we find the powerful directive from God to the prophet: "Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations." This verse lays bare the heart of God towards His people—one who longs for their acknowledgment of sin and a return to righteousness. The term…

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A Call to Awareness and Repentance for Jerusalem

O Sovereign Lord, Holy Father, we come before You today with a heavy heart, reflecting upon the words of Your prophet Ezekiel, who was commanded to speak to Jerusalem: "Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations" (Ezekiel 16:2 KJV). As we approach Your throne of grace…

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Ezekiel 16:2 - "Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,"
Ezekiel 16:35 - "¶ Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:"
Ezekiel 36:16 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 16:1 - "Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 45:16 - "All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel."
Ezekiel 16:56 - "For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,"
Ezekiel 39:16 - "And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land."
Ezekiel 16:32 - "But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!"
Ezekiel 16:58 - "Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD."
Ezekiel 16:16 - "And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so."
Ezekiel 43:16 - "And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof."
Ezekiel 3:16 - "And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 16:62 - "And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:"
Ezekiel 16:23 - "And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)"
Ezekiel 21:16 - "Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set."
Ezekiel 16:21 - "That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?"
Ezekiel 42:16 - "He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about."
Ezekiel 16:12 - "And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head."
"¶ Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:" - Ezekiel 16:35
Ezekiel 47:16 - "Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran."
Ezekiel 20:16 - "Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols."
Ezekiel 16:11 - "I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck."
Ezekiel 16:50 - "And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good."
Ezekiel 22:16 - "And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD."
Ezekiel 23:16 - "And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea."
Ezekiel 16:29 - "Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith."
Ezekiel 16:44 - "¶ Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter."
Ezekiel 16:38 - "And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy."
Ezekiel 16:60 - "¶ Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant."