Ezekiel 5:5

Easy To Read Version

Then the Lord my Master said to me, “That \{brick\} is a picture of Jerusalem. I put Jerusalem in the middle of other nations. And there are countries all around her.

Cross References

Psalm 87:3

City of God, people say wonderful things\par about you.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [496]})\i0 \par

Jeremiah 6:6

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:\par “Cut down the trees around Jerusalem.\par And build a siege mound {\cf2\super [40]} against it.\par This city should be punished.\par Inside this city is nothing but oppression.\par

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem once was a city full of people.\par But now the city is so deserted!\par Jerusalem was one of the greatest cities\par in the world.\par But now she {\cf2\super [1]} has become like a widow.\par She was once a princess among cities.\par But now she has been made a slave.\par

Ezekiel 16:14

You became famous for your beauty. And all because I made you so lovely!’” The Lord my Master said these things.

Ezekiel 4:1

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [34]} take a brick. Scratch a picture on it. Draw a picture of a city—the city Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 5:4

You must also get some more of those hairs and throw them into the fire. \{This will show that\} a fire will start there and destroy the whole house of Israel. {\cf2\super [44]}

Micah 5:7

But the survivors {\cf2\super [66]} from Jacob\par scattered among the nations\par will be like dew from the Lord\par that doesn’t depend on any man.\par They will be like rain on the grass\par that doesn’t wait for anyone.\par

Matthew 5:14

“You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden.

1 Corinthians 10:4

And they all drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from that spiritual rock that was with them. That rock was Christ.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Obey these laws carefully. This will show the people of the other nations that you are wise and understanding. The people of those nations will hear about these laws. Then they will say, ‘Truly, the people of this great nation (Israel) are wise and understanding.’

Deuteronomy 8:20

The Lord is destroying other nations for you. But if you follow those other gods, then you will be destroyed just like them! Why? Because you stopped listening to the Lord your God!