Ezekiel 35:4

“I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.”

"I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD." - Ezekiel 35:4
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What does Ezekiel 35:4 mean?

Ezekiel 35:4 from the King James Version states: "I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord." This verse comes from the book of Ezekiel, which is one of the major prophets in the Old Testament. Ezekiel was a priest and a…

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Desolation and Restoration: Understanding God's Sovereignty

In the book of Ezekiel, particularly in Ezekiel 35:4, we encounter a powerful declaration from the Lord: "I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD." This verse contains a stark warning and serves as a significant reminder of…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Repentance Before the Lord

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the gravity of Your words in Ezekiel 35:4, where You proclaimed, "I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD." Lord, these words echo through history…

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Ezekiel 35:4 - "I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD."
Ezekiel 16:35 - "¶ Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:"
Ezekiel 35:1 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 40:35 - "¶ And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;"
Ezekiel 35:2 - "Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,"
Ezekiel 20:35 - "And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face."
Ezekiel 48:35 - "It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there."
Mark 4:35-41
Ezekiel 35:14 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate."
Mark 4:35-37
Ezekiel 27:35 - "All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance."
"¶ Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:" - Ezekiel 16:35
Ezekiel 35:10 - "Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:"
Ezekiel 36:35 - "And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited."
Ezekiel 35:9 - "I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD."
Ezekiel 35:7 - "Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth."
Job 35:4 - "I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee."
"Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 35:1
Ezekiel 35:13 - "Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them."
"¶ And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;" - Ezekiel 40:35
1 Chronicles 4:35 - "And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,"
Ezekiel 35:5 - "Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:"
"Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it," - Ezekiel 35:2
"And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face." - Ezekiel 20:35
Exodus 35:4 - "¶ And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,"
Ezekiel 23:35 - "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms."
Deuteronomy 4:35 - "Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him."
Acts 4:35 - "And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need."
"I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee." - Job 35:4