"But {as for them} whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompen…" — Ezekiel 11:21

Ezekiel 11:21 · KJV

“But {as for them} whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.”

— Ezekiel 11:21

Verse 20

That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Verse 22

Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel {was} over them above.

Ezekiel 11 — Context

And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

But {as for them} whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.

Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel {was} over them above.

And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which {is} on the east side of the city.

Cross References

Ezekiel 9:10

And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, {but} I will recompense their way upon their head.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these {things} God will bring thee into judgment.

James 1:14-15

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Ezekiel 11:18

And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.

Jeremiah 1:16

And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

Ezekiel 22:31

Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 20:31

For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? {As} I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

Jeremiah 2:20

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, {and} burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. {transgress: or, serve}