Ezekiel 24:25 Cross References - ISV

²⁵ “And now, Son of Man, on the day that I take their strength, joy, and glory from them, those whom they love to watch, the focus of their affection—their sons and daughters—

³² Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you watch, and you won’t be able to approach them at all, and you’ll be powerless to help.

² Beautifully situated, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion towards the north, the city of the great King.

² From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined forth.

¹ A Davidic Song of Ascents
Up to Jerusalem I rejoiced when they kept on asking me, “Let us go to the LORD’s Temple.” ² Our feet are standing inside your gates, Jerusalem. ³ Jerusalem stands built up, a city knitted together. ⁴ To it the tribes ascend— the tribes of the LORD— as decreed to Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. ⁵ For thrones are established there for judgment, thrones of the house of David. ⁶ Pray for peace for Jerusalem: “May those who love you be at peace! ⁷ May peace be within your ramparts, and prosperity within your fortresses.” ⁸ For the sake of my relatives and friends I will now say, “May there be peace within you.” ⁹ For the sake of the Temple of the LORD our God, I will seek your welfare.

⁴ Don’t trust deceptive words like these, and say, ‘The Temple of the LORD, the Temple of the LORD, the Temple of the LORD,’

²² Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: “I’m about to punish them. The young men will die by the sword. Their sons and daughters will die by famine.

¹⁰ The king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, and he also killed all the Judean officials at Riblah.

²¹ ‘Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: “Look! I’m about to profane my sanctuary, the source of your proud strength, the desire of your eyes, and the object of your affection. Your sons and daughters, whom you’ve left behind, will die by the sword.