Ezekiel 13:19
The Scripture
(19) And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the people of Israel are warned against eating the bones of the dead, a practice that leads to spiritual death and famine. They are described as eating the bone of the man and the bone of the woman, which symbolizes a loss of righteousness and a turning away from God. The chapter teaches that such actions bring disaster and that true life comes from obedience to God.
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Related verses (shared words)
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