Ezekiel 16:43

“Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.”

"Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations." - Ezekiel 16:43
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What does Ezekiel 16:43 mean?

Ezekiel 16:43 (KJV) states, "Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord God: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine…

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Remembering the Days of Youth: A Call to Reflection and Repentance

Ezekiel 16:43 states, "Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations."…

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A Prayer of Remembrance and Renewal

O Lord God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, I come before You tonight, with a heart humbled and prepared to seek Your face. I acknowledge the weight of the words You spoke through the prophet Ezekiel, reminding us of our past and the importance of remembrance. In Ezekiel…

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Ezekiel 16:43 - "Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations."
Ezekiel 43:16 - "And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof."
"And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof." - Ezekiel 43:16
Ezekiel 43:1 - "Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:"
Ezekiel 43:4 - "And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east."
Numbers 16:43 - "And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation."
Ezekiel 43:15 - "So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns."
Ezekiel 43:6 - "And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me."
Ezekiel 23:43 - "Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?"
Ezekiel 40:43 - "And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering."
Ezekiel 43:5 - "So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house."
Isaiah 43:16 - "Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;"
Ezekiel 43:21 - "Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary."
Ezekiel 43:10 - "¶ Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern."
Ezekiel 43:22 - "And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock."
Ezekiel 43:9 - "Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever."
Ezekiel 43:12 - "This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house."
Ezekiel 43:26 - "Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves." The image should not depict explicit or offensive content but be symbolic.
Ezekiel 43:2 - "And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory."
1 Chronicles 16:43 - "And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house."
"And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation." - Numbers 16:43
Ezekiel 43:23 - "When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish."
Ezekiel 43:24 - "And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD."
"Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves." - Ezekiel 43:26
"And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory." - Ezekiel 43:2
Ezekiel 43:25 - "Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish."
Ezekiel 43:20 - "And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it."
"Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:" - Ezekiel 43:1
Ezekiel 43:19 - "And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering."