Ezekiel 16:1
“Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,”
Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
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Cross-References
“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”
“How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.”
“How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;”
“Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.”
“And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.”