Ezekiel 21:21

The Scriptures 2009

“For the sovereign of Baḇel shall stand at the parting of the way, at the fork of the two ways, to practise divination. He shall shake the arrows, he shall ask the household idols, he shall look at the liver.

Cross References

Genesis 31:19

And when Laḇan had gone to shear his sheep, Raḥĕl stole the house idols that were her father’s.

Genesis 31:30

“And now you have gone because you greatly long for your father’s house, but why did you steal my mighty ones?”

2 Kings 23:24

And also, Yoshiyahu put away those who consulted mediums and spiritists, and the household mighty ones and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Yehuḏah and in Yerushalayim, in order to establish the words of the Torah which were written in the book that Ḥilqiyahu the priest found in the House of יהוה.

Proverbs 16:10

An oath is on the lips of the sovereign, In right-ruling his mouth trespasses not.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap, But every decision by it is from יהוה.

Proverbs 21:1

The sovereign’s heart is as channels of water In the hand of יהוה; He turns it wherever He wishes.

Hosea 3:4

For many days the children of Yisra’ĕl are to remain without sovereign and without prince, and without slaughtering, and without pillar, and without shoulder garment or house idols.

Hosea 4:12

“My people ask from their Wood, and their Staff declares to them. For a spirit of whorings has led them astray, and they went whoring from under their Elohim.

Zechariah 10:2

For the household idols spoke emptiness, the diviners saw falsehood, and relate dreams of deceit, they comfort in vain. Therefore they have wandered about like sheep. They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.

Numbers 22:7

And the elders of Mo’aḇ and the elders of Miḏyan left with the fees for divination in their hand, and they came to Bil‛am and spoke the words of Balaq to him.

Numbers 23:23

“For there is no sorcery against Ya‛aqoḇ, nor is there any divination against Yisra’ĕl. Now it is said to Ya‛aqoḇ and to Yisra’ĕl, ‘What has Ěl done!’

Numbers 23:28

And Balaq took Bil‛am to the top of Pe‛or, that overlooks the wasteland.

Matthew 22:9

Therefore go into the street corners, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding feast.’

Acts 16:16

And it came to be, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of Puthon, did meet us, who brought her masters much profit by foretelling.

Deuteronomy 18:10

“Let no one be found among you who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practises divination, or a user of magic, or one who interprets omens or a sorcerer,

Judges 17:5

Now the man Miḵah had a house of mighty ones, and made a shoulder garment and house idols. And he ordained one of his sons, who became his priest.

Judges 18:14

And the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Layish answered and said to their brothers, “Do you know that there are in these houses a shoulder garment, and house idols, and a carved image, and a moulded image? And now, you know what to do.”

Judges 18:17

And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up, and entering there, they took the carved image, and the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the moulded image, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men who were armed for battle.

Judges 18:18

And these went into Miḵah’s house and took the idol, and the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the moulded image. Then the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

Judges 18:20

And the heart of the priest was glad. And he took the shoulder garment, and the house idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.

Judges 18:24

And he said, “You have taken away my mighty ones which I made, and the priest, and you are leaving. Now what more do I have? What is this you say to me, ‘What is the matter?’ ”

1 Samuel 15:23

“For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of יהוה, He also does reject you as sovereign.”