Ezekiel 14:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

I will set

Jeremiah 44:11

I will cut

1 Corinthians 10:11

And ye

Ezekiel 6:7

Ezekiel 13:23

Bible References

I will set

I will set my face against them (turn against them). Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them.'

If Israelites or foreigners eat any blood, I will condemn them and exclude them from the people.

I will condemn them and exclude them from the people. They gave one of their children to Molech. They made my holy tent unclean, and dishonored my holy name.

I will condemn you so that you will go down in defeat in front of your enemies. Those who hate you will be your rulers. You will run away even when no one is chasing you.

Jehovah confronts those who do evil in order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares Jehovah. It will be surrendered to the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.

I Jehovah, the God of Israel, will turn against you and destroy all Judah.

I will cut

I will condemn them and exclude them from the people. They gave one of their children to Molech. They made my holy tent unclean, and dishonored my holy name.

Tell them: 'In future generations if any of your descendants, while unclean, comes near the holy offerings the Israelites set apart for Jehovah, that person must be excluded from my presence. I am Jehovah.

If the person who becomes unclean does not have his sin taken away, that person must be excluded from the assembly. He has made the holy place of Jehovah unclean. The water to take away uncleanness was not sprinkled on him. He is unclean.

Observe both God's kindness and severity. Severity is for those who fail to continue. But kindness is for you as long as you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you will be cut off.

These things happened for examples, and they are written for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages has come.

And ye

Your people will be killed and they will fall among you. Then you will know that I am Jehovah.

That is why you will no longer see false visions or make predictions. I will rescue my people from your power. Then you will know that I am Jehovah.'