Ezekiel 8:17

“Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.”

"Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose." - Ezekiel 8:17
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What does Ezekiel 8:17 mean?

Ezekiel 8:17, in the King James Version of the Bible, reads: "Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have…

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The Weight of Abomination: A Call to Righteousness

Ezekiel 8:17 teaches us a profound truth about the gravity of sin. The Lord, addressing Ezekiel, poses a poignant question: "Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here?" With this inquiry…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Repentance in Light of Ezekiel 8:17

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humbled hearts, seeking Your presence and guidance as we meditate on the profound message found in Ezekiel 8:17: "Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit…

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Ezekiel 8:17 - "¶ Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose."
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Ezekiel 3:17
"It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine." - Ezekiel 17:8
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,"
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Ezekiel 17:11 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
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Ezekiel 1:17 - "When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went."
Genesis 17:8
Ezekiel 4:17 - "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity."
Ezekiel 17:2 - "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;"
Luke 8:17
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 37:17 - "And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand."
Ezekiel 10:8 - "¶ And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings."
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Ezekiel 38:17 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?"
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."
Ezekiel 8:8 - "Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door."
Ezekiel 42:17 - "He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about."