Ezekiel 20

Israel's Continuing Rebellion

1 q In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of r the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, s and sat before me. 2 And the word of the Lord came to me: 3 t "Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? u As I live, declares the Lord God, v I will not be inquired of by you. 4 w Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? x Let them know the abominations of their fathers, 5 and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: y On the day when I chose Israel, z I swore 1 to the offspring of the house of Jacob, a making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; z I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God. 6 On that day I swore to them that b I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land b flowing with milk and honey, c the most glorious of all lands. 7 And I said to them, d Cast away the detestable things e your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with f the idols of Egypt; g I am the Lord your God.

8 h But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. i None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them j and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 k But I acted l for the sake of my name, m that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, n in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt. 10 o So I led them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. 11 p I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, q by which, if a person does them, he shall live. 12 Moreover, I gave them r my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, s that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

13 t But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. u They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; v and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. t "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them. 14 But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, w in whose sight I had brought them out. 15 Moreover, x I swore to them in the wilderness y that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land z flowing with milk and honey, z the most glorious of all lands, 16 because they rejected my rules and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths; a for their heart went after their idols. 17 Nevertheless, b my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or c make a full end of them in the wilderness.

18 "And I said to d their children in the wilderness, Do not walk e in the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, f nor defile yourselves with their idols. 19 g I am the Lord your God; h walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules, 20 and i keep my Sabbaths holy that j they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.

21 k But the children l rebelled against me. m They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. n "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness. 22 o But I withheld my hand p and acted for the sake of my name, q that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. 23 r Moreover, s I swore to them in the wilderness t that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries, 24 because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, u and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols. 25 v Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life, 26 and I defiled them through w their very gifts w in their offering up all their firstborn, that I might devastate them. I did it x that they might know that I am the Lord.

27 "Therefore, y son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: In this also your fathers blasphemed me, by z dealing treacherously with me. 28 For when I had brought them into the land that a I swore to give them, then wherever they saw b any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented c the provocation of their offering; there they sent up their pleasing aromas, and there they poured out their drink offerings. 29 (I said to them, d What is the high place to which you go? So its name is called Bamah 2 to this day.)

30 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: e Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and go f whoring after their detestable things? 31 When you present your gifts and g offer up your children in fire, 3 you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And h shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? i As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.

32 j "What is in your mind shall never happen - the thought, k 'Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, l and worship wood and stone.'

The Lord Will Restore Israel

33 i "As I live, declares the Lord God, m surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and n with wrath poured out I will be king over you. 34 o I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out. 35 p And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, q and there I will enter into judgment with you r face to face. 36 s As I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord God. 37 I will make you t pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. 38 u I will purge out the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against me. v I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn, w but they shall not enter the land of Israel. x Then you will know that I am the Lord.

39 "As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God: y Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; z but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.

40 a "For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord God, there b all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. c There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings. 41 As a pleasing aroma I will accept you, when d I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. And e I will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations. 42 f And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the country that g I swore to give to your fathers. 43 h And there you shall remember your ways and all your deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, h and you shall loathe yourselves for all the evils that you have committed. 44 And you shall know that I am the Lord, i when I deal with you for my name's sake, j not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord God."

45 4 And the word of the Lord came to me: 46 k "Son of man, l set your face toward the southland; 5 m preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb. 47 Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord God, Behold, n I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every o green tree in you and every o dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and p all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it. 48 q All flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it; it shall not be quenched." 49 Then I said, r "Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, s 'Is he not a maker of parables?'"

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:2
    On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth...
    Ezekiel 8:1
    In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the f...
    Ezekiel 24:1
    In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the t...
    Ezekiel 26:1
    In the eleventh year, on the first day of the m...
    Ezekiel 29:1
    In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the t...
    Ezekiel 29:17
    In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month,...
    Ezekiel 30:20
    In the eleventh year, in the first month, on th...
    Ezekiel 31:1
    In the eleventh year, in the third month, on th...
    Ezekiel 32:1
    In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on t...
    Ezekiel 32:17
    In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on t...
    Ezekiel 33:21
    In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth ...
    Ezekiel 40:1
    In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the b...
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:1
    In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 14:1
    Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 16:48
    As I live, declares the Lord God, your sister Sodom and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 14:3
    Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them?
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 22:2
    And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations.
    Ezekiel 23:36
    The Lord said to me: "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Declare to them their abominations.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 16:2
    Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations.
    Ezekiel 22:2
    And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then declare to her all her abominations.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 6:7
    I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:15
    Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness tha...
    Ezekiel 20:23
    Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness tha...
    Ezekiel 20:28
    For when I had brought them into the land that ...
    Ezekiel 20:42
    And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I b...
    Ezekiel 36:7
    Therefore thus says the Lord God : I swear that...
    Ezekiel 47:14
    And you shall divide equally what I swore to gi...
    Genesis 14:22
    But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have li...
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:15
    Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness tha...
    Ezekiel 20:23
    Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness tha...
    Ezekiel 20:28
    For when I had brought them into the land that ...
    Ezekiel 20:42
    And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I b...
    Ezekiel 36:7
    Therefore thus says the Lord God : I swear that...
    Ezekiel 47:14
    And you shall divide equally what I swore to gi...
    Genesis 14:22
    But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have li...
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 3:8
    And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
    Exodus 4:31
    And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.
    Exodus 6:2
    God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the Lord.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:15
    Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
    Exodus 3:8
    And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:15
    Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
    Exodus 3:8
    And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:15
    Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
    Jeremiah 3:19
    'I said, How I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beautiful of all nations. And I thought you would call me, My Father, and would not turn from following me.
    Zechariah 7:14
    "and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and the pleasant land was made desolate."
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:8
    But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
    Ezekiel 18:31
    Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:24
    Because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:18
    And I said to their children in the wilderness, Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
    Leviticus 18:3
    You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:19
    I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules.
    Exodus 20:2
    I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:7
    And I said to them, Cast away the detestable things your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 5:13
    Thus shall my anger spend itself, and I will vent my fury upon them and satisfy myself. And they shall know that I am the Lord - that I have spoken in my jealousy - when I spend my fury upon them.
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:22
    But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
    Ezekiel 20:44
    And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord God.
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 106:8
    Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.
  25. Cross References
    Isaiah 48:11
    For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
  26. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:14
    But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
  27. Cross References
    Exodus 13:18
    But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle.
    Exodus 13:20
    And they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness.
  28. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:8
    And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
    Nehemiah 9:13 - 14
    You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments.
    Psalms 147:19 - 20
    He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.
  29. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:5
    You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
    Romans 10:5
    For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them.
    Galatians 3:12
    But the law is not of faith, rather "The one who does them shall live by them.
    Ezekiel 18:9
    Walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully - he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.
  30. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:13
    But the house of Israel rebelled against me in ...
    Ezekiel 20:16
    Because they rejected my rules and did not walk...
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did ...
    Ezekiel 20:24
    Because they had not obeyed my rules, but had r...
    Exodus 20:8 - 11
    Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
    Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15
    'Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as t...
  31. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:28
    Then the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.
    Leviticus 21:23
    But he shall not go through the veil or approach the altar, because he has a blemish, that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
  32. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
  33. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
  34. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
    Ezekiel 20:24
    Because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols.
  35. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
    Ezekiel 20:24
    Because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols.
    Ezekiel 22:8
    You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths.
    Ezekiel 23:38
    Moreover, this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my Sabbaths.
  36. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:9
    But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
  37. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:5
    And say to them, Thus says the Lord God : On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
  38. Cross References
    Psalms 95:11
    Therefore I swore in my wrath, "They shall not enter my rest.
    Numbers 14:28 - 30
    Say to them, 'As I live, declares the Lord, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you:
  39. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:6
    On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
    Exodus 3:8
    And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
  40. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:6
    On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
    Exodus 3:8
    And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
  41. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:24
    Because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols.
    Numbers 15:39
    And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after.
    Psalms 78:37
    Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.
  42. Cross References
    Ezekiel 5:11
    Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will have no pity.
  43. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:13
    And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, "Ah, Lord God! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
  44. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:21
    But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
    Ezekiel 2:3
    And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.
  45. Cross References
    Joshua 24:14
    Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
    1 Peter 1:18
    Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold.
  46. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:7
    And I said to them, Cast away the detestable things your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.
  47. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:5
    And say to them, Thus says the Lord God : On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
    Exodus 20:2
    I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  48. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 5:32 - 33
    You shall be careful therefore to do as the Lord your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
  49. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:22
    And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath or do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers.
  50. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:12
    Moreover, I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
    Genesis 9:12
    And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:
    Genesis 17:11
    You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
  51. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 31:27
    For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Behold, even today while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the Lord. How much more after my death!
  52. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:8
    But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
    Ezekiel 20:13
    But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them.
  53. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:13
    But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them.
    Ezekiel 20:16
    Because they rejected my rules and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.
  54. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:8
    But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
  55. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:14
    But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
  56. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:9
    But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
    Ezekiel 20:14
    But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
    Ezekiel 20:44
    And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord God.
  57. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:9
    But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
  58. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:15
    Moreover, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
  59. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:5
    And say to them, Thus says the Lord God : On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
  60. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:64
    And the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
  61. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:16
    Because they rejected my rules and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.
  62. Cross References
    Psalms 81:12
    So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, t...
    Acts 7:42
    But God turned away and gave them over to worsh...
    Romans 1:24
    Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of thei...
    Romans 1:28
    And since they did not see fit to acknowledge G...
    2 Thessalonians 2:11 - 12
    Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so ...
    Ezekiel 20:39
    As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lo...
  63. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:31
    When you present your gifts and offer up your children in fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.
    Ezekiel 16:20 - 21
    And you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your whorings so small a matter
  64. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:31
    When you present your gifts and offer up your children in fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.
    Ezekiel 16:20 - 21
    And you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your whorings so small a matter
  65. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:7
    And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
  66. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  67. Cross References
    Ezekiel 14:13
    Son of man, when a land sins against me by acting faithlessly, and I stretch out my hand against it and break its supply of bread and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast.
  68. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:5
    And say to them, Thus says the Lord God : On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
  69. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:13
    And you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak, wherever they offered pleasing aroma to all their idols.
  70. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:17
    Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their nose.
  71. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:40
    For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings.
  72. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:7
    And I said to them, Cast away the detestable things your eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.
  73. Cross References
    Psalms 106:39
    Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the whore in their deeds.
  74. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:26
    And I defiled them through their very gifts in their offering up all their firstborn, that I might devastate them. I did it that they might know that I am the Lord.
  75. Cross References
    Ezekiel 14:3
    Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them?
  76. Cross References
    Ezekiel 16:48
    As I live, declares the Lord God, your sister Sodom and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done.
  77. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:5
    And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and he said to me, "Say, Thus says the Lord : So you think, O house of Israel. For I know the things that come into your mind.
  78. Cross References
    Jeremiah 44:17
    But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster.
  79. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:28
    And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
    2 Kings 19:18
    And have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed.
    Daniel 5:4
    They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
    Daniel 5:23
    But you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.
    Revelation 9:20
    The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
  80. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:31
    When you present your gifts and offer up your children in fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.
  81. Cross References
    Jeremiah 21:5
    I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and strong arm, in anger and in fury and in great wrath.
  82. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:8
    But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
  83. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:8
    Behold, I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.
  84. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:10
    So I led them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.
    Hosea 2:14
    Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
  85. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:20
    I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for the treachery he has committed against me.
  86. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 5:4
    The Lord spoke with you face to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire.
  87. Cross References
    Numbers 14:20 - 23
    Then the Lord said, "I have pardoned, according to your word.
    Numbers 14:28 - 30
    Say to them, 'As I live, declares the Lord, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you:
  88. Cross References
    Leviticus 27:32
    And every tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the Lord.
  89. Cross References
    Ezekiel 34:17
    As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God : Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats.
    Ezekiel 34:20
    Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
    Ezekiel 34:22
    I will rescue my flock; they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep.
    Matthew 25:32 - 33
    Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
  90. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:35
    And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
  91. Cross References
    Ezekiel 13:9
    My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who give lying divinations. They shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord God.
  92. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:7
    And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
  93. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:25 - 26
    Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life.
    Judges 10:14
    Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.
  94. Cross References
    Ezekiel 39:7
    And my holy name I will make known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will not let my holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.
    Ezekiel 43:7
    And he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places.
    Jeremiah 44:25 - 26
    Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You and your wives have declared with your mouths, and have fulfilled it with your hands, saying, 'We will surely perform our vows that we have made, to make offerings to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.' Then confirm your vows and perform your vows!
  95. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:23
    On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.
    Ezekiel 28:14
    You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
    Isaiah 56:7
    These I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
  96. Cross References
    Ezekiel 39:25
    Therefore thus says the Lord God : Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.
  97. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:27
    And when they have completed these days, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, and I will accept you, declares the Lord God.
    Isaiah 60:7
    All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will beautify my beautiful house.
    Malachi 3:4
    Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
    Romans 12:1
    I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
  98. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:34
    I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out.
  99. Cross References
    Ezekiel 36:23
    And I will vindicate the holiness of my great n...
    Ezekiel 39:27
    When I have brought them back from the peoples ...
    Ezekiel 28:22
    And say, Thus says the Lord God : "Behold, I am...
    Ezekiel 38:16
    You will come up against my people Israel, like...
    Ezekiel 38:23
    So I will show my greatness and my holiness and...
    Numbers 20:12
    And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Because ...
    Isaiah 8:13
    But the Lord of hosts, him you shall honor as h...
  100. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:7
    And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
  101. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:5
    And say to them, Thus says the Lord God : On the day when I chose Israel, I swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
  102. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:9
    Then those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I have been broken over their whoring heart that has departed from me and over their eyes that go whoring after their idols. And they will be loathsome in their own sight for the evils that they have committed, for all their abominations.
  103. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:9
    Then those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I have been broken over their whoring heart that has departed from me and over their eyes that go whoring after their idols. And they will be loathsome in their own sight for the evils that they have committed, for all their abominations.
  104. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:9
    But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
    Ezekiel 20:14
    But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
    Ezekiel 20:22
    But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
  105. Cross References
    Psalms 103:10
    He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.
  106. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  107. Cross References
    Ezekiel 21:2
    Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
  108. Cross References
    Amos 7:16
    Now therefore hear the word of the Lord. "You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.
    Isaiah 55:10 - 11
    For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater.
  109. Cross References
    Jeremiah 21:14
    I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, declares the Lord ; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is around her.
  110. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:24
    And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord ; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord ; I have spoken, and I will do it.
    Luke 23:31
    For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?
  111. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:24
    And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord ; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord ; I have spoken, and I will do it.
    Luke 23:31
    For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?
  112. Cross References
    Ezekiel 21:4
    Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall be drawn from its sheath against all flesh from south to north.
  113. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:5
    And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
    Isaiah 30:33
    For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.
  114. Cross References
    Ezekiel 4:14
    Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has tainted meat come into my mouth.
  115. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:2
    Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel.
    Ezekiel 24:3
    And utter a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God : "Set on the pot, set it on; pour in water also.
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