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Ezekiel 16:20 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Ezekiel 16:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 16 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, to be: Heb. to devour”
Ezekiel 16:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 16:20
Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, The allegory reaches its most horrific accusation: child sacrifice. This represents the ultimate perversion of covenant relationship—offering God own children to foreign deities, the most abominable practice imaginable.Thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters emphasizes the victims—covenant children, the next generation who should have inherited promises. Whom thou hast borne unto me identifies them as God childre...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 16:20
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“and blood is in their hands; and with their idols have they committed adultery; and they have also caused their sons”
“which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom”
“when you make your sons to pass through the fire”
“Sanctify unto me all the firstborn”
“they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.”
“in that they caused to pass through [the fire] all that opens the womb”
“under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys”
“and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh's.”
“then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold”
“and delivered them up”