Ezekiel 4:17

“That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.”

"That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity." - Ezekiel 4:17
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What does Ezekiel 4:17 mean?

Ezekiel 4:17 (KJV) states: "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity." This verse is a part of a larger passage where God is giving Ezekiel specific instructions on how to symbolically act out the impending…

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Crisis of the Soul: Understanding Spiritual Hunger and Thirst

In the book of Ezekiel, a prophet called by God during a tumultuous time for Israel, we encounter profound imagery that pierces the heart of spiritual existence. Ezekiel 4:17 states, "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for…

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A Prayer for Renewal and Restoration in Times of Want

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble and repentant hearts, recognizing the gravity of our condition as we reflect on Your holy word from Ezekiel 4:17: "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity."…

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Ezekiel 4:17 - "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity."
Ezekiel 17:4 - "He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants."
Ezekiel 3:17
"He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants." - Ezekiel 17:4
Ezekiel 17:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 22:17 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 12:17 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Ezekiel 17:11 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 1:17 - "When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went."
Ezekiel 17:2 - "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;"
Ezekiel 7:17 - "All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water."
Ezekiel 17:17 - "Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:"
Ezekiel 34:3–4
Ezekiel 4:1-3
Ezekiel 1:4-28
Ezekiel 37:17 - "And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand."
Ezekiel 17:14 - "That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand."
Ezekiel 30:17 - "The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity."
JAMES 4:17
Ezekiel 42:17 - "He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about."
Ezekiel 33:17 - "¶ Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal."
Genesis 17:4
Ezekiel 1:4-28 – The vision of the four living creatures and the wheels.
Ezekiel 47:17 - "And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side."
Ezekiel 32:17 - "¶ It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 17:1
"¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying," - Ezekiel 12:17
Ezekiel 13:4 - "O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts."
1 Thessalonians 4:17