Ezekiel 33:24

Easy To Read Version

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [270]} there are Israelite people living in the ruined cities in Israel. Those people are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, and God gave him all this land. Now, we are many people, so surely this land belongs to us! It is our land!’

Cross References

Genesis 17:8

And I will give this land to you and to all your descendants. I will give you the land you are traveling through—the land of Canaan. I will give you this land forever. And I will be your God.”

Nehemiah 9:8

You saw he was true and loyal to you.\par And you made an agreement with him.\par You promised to give him the land of\par the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites,\par the Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.\par But you promised to give that land to Abraham’s descendants. {\cf2\super [50]} \par And you kept your promise!\par Why? Because you are good!\par

Isaiah 51:2

Abraham is your father, and you should look at him. You should look at Sarah—the woman that gave birth to you. Abraham was alone when I called him. Then I blessed him, and he began a great family. Many, many people came from him.”

Jeremiah 39:10

But Nebuzaradan, the commander of the special guards, left some of the poor people of Judah behind. Those were the people that owned nothing. So on that day, Nebuzaradan gave those poor people of Judah vineyards and fields.

Jeremiah 40:7

There were some soldiers from the army of Judah, officers and their men, still out in the open country when Jerusalem was destroyed. Those soldiers heard that the king of Babylon had put Gedaliah son of Ahikam in charge of the people that were left in the land. The people that were left were men, women, and children that were very poor and were not carried off to Babylon as captives.

Ezekiel 11:15

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [96]} remember your brothers, the family of Israel. They were forced to leave their country, but I will bring them back! {\cf2\super [97]} But now, the people living in Jerusalem are saying, ‘Stay far away from the Lord. This land was given to us—it is ours!’

Ezekiel 33:23

Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,

Ezekiel 33:27

“‘You must tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, “On my life I promise, those people living in those ruined cities will be killed with a sword! If anyone is out in the country, I will let animals kill him and eat him. If people are hiding in the fortresses {\cf2\super [272]} and the caves, they will die from disease.

Ezekiel 34:2

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [274]} speak against the shepherds (leaders) of Israel for me. Speak to them for me. Tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘You shepherds of Israel have only been feeding yourselves. It will be very bad for you! Why don’t you shepherds feed the flock?

Ezekiel 36:4

So, mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord my Master! The Lord my Master says this to the mountains, hills, streams, valleys, empty ruins, and abandoned cities that have been looted and laughed at by the other nations around them.

Micah 3:11

The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes\par to help them decide who wins in court.\par The priests in Jerusalem must be paid\par before they will teach the people.\par People must pay the prophets\par before they will look into the future.\par And then those leaders expect the Lord\par to help them. They say,\par “The Lord lives here with us.\par So nothing bad will happen to us.”\par

Matthew 3:9

And don’t think that you can boast and say to yourselves, ‘Abraham {\cf2\super [39]} is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children for Abraham from these rocks here.

Luke 3:8

You must do the things that will show that you have really changed your hearts and lives. And don’t think that saying, ‘Abraham {\cf2\super [49]} is our father’ will help you. I tell you that God can make children for Abraham from these rocks here!

John 8:33

The Jews answered, “We are Abraham’s {\cf2\super [136]} people. And we have never been slaves. So why do you say that we will be free?”

John 8:39

The Jews said, “Our father {\cf2\super [138]} is Abraham. {\cf2\super [139]} ”

Acts 7:5

But God did not give Abraham any of this land. God did not give him even a foot of it. But God promised that in the future he would give Abraham this land for himself and for his children. (This was before Abraham had any children.)

Romans 4:12

And Abraham is also the father of people that have been circumcised. But it is not their circumcision that makes Abraham their father. He is their father only if they live following the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Romans 9:7

And only some of Abraham’s {\cf2\super [78]} descendants {\cf2\super [79]} are true children of Abraham (God’s people). \{This is what God said to Abraham:\} “Isaac will be your only legal son.” {\cf2\super [80]}

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly. Destruction will come like the pains of a woman who is having a baby. And those people will not escape.