Ezekiel 13:20
The Scripture
(20) Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ezekiel 13:8Ezekiel 13:9Ezekiel 13:15Ezekiel 13:16II Timothy 3:8II Timothy 3:9
Related verses (shared words)
Ezekiel 13:18Genesis 46:26Genesis 46:27Exodus 1:5Joshua 10:37Ezekiel 13:19