Ezekiel 31:11 Cross References

Ezekiel 31:11

11: I handed it over to a mighty nation that destroyed it as its wickedness deserved. I myself discarded it.

O Assyrian king, your princes lie dead in the dust. Your people are scattered across the mountains. There is no longer a shepherd to gather them together.

Anyone who does these things is an object of horror and disgust to the LORD. It is because the other nations have done these things that the LORD your God will drive them out ahead of you.

"For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.
I will destroy you with the swords of mighty warriors--the terror of the nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.

Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar.
He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace.

"Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the people I am expelling from the Promised Land have defiled themselves.
As a result, the entire land has become defiled. That is why I am punishing the people who live there, and the land will soon vomit them out.
You must strictly obey all of my laws and regulations, and you must not do any of these detestable things. This applies both to you who are Israelites by birth and to the foreigners living among you.
"All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and the land has become defiled.
Do not give the land a reason to vomit you out for defiling it, as it will vomit out the people who live there now.

I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction.

Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples of this. I turned them over to Satan so they would learn not to blaspheme God.

"Stop judging others, and you will not be judged.
For others will treat you as you treat them. Whatever measure you use in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are judged.

Adoni-bezek said, "I once had seventy kings with thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them." They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

For there will be no mercy for you if you have not been merciful to others. But if you have been merciful, then God's mercy toward you will win out over his judgment against you.

"For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely hand you over to your enemies, to those you loathe.

"Others heard my groans, but no one turned to comfort me. When my enemies heard of my troubles, they were happy to see what you had done. Oh, bring the day you promised, when you will destroy them as you have destroyed me.

I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the other nations near you. I will completely destroy you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever.

"You must carefully obey all my laws and regulations; otherwise the land to which I am bringing you will vomit you out.
Do not live by the customs of the people whom I will expel before you. It is because they do these terrible things that I detest them so much.

The Philistine leaders held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, "Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!"

I will drive you out of Jerusalem and hand you over to foreigners who will carry out my judgments against you.

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