Ezekiel 11:20

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.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 11:12 accuses Israel of not keeping God’s statutes—the disobedience that the new heart in 11:20 will correct.

Ezekiel 37:27 echoes the same covenant formula 'I will be their God, and they shall be my people' with dwelling place.

Ezekiel 36:28 restates the covenant promise 'you shall be my people, and I will be your God' in the context of restoration.

Ezekiel 14:11 repeats the covenant formula 'they shall be my people and I will be their God' with the same call to not go astray.

Ezekiel 36:26 expands the promise of a new heart and spirit, the divine cause for the obedience described in Ezekiel 11:20.

Ezekiel 20:19 commands 'walk in my statutes, keep my rules' — the exact language Ezekiel 11:20 promises God will cause.

Hebrews 8:10 quotes the new covenant promise—God writing laws on hearts and the covenant formula—parallel to the new heart and obedience described here.

Luke 1:6 Parallel

Luke 1:6 describes Zechariah and Elizabeth walking blamelessly in all the Lord's commandments and statutes — the exact walk Ezekiel promises.

In Zechariah 13:9, the same covenant formula 'they are my people' and 'the LORD is my God' appears after refining, echoing the new heart promise here.

Hosea 2:23 Allusion

Hosea 2:23 reverses 'not my people' to 'you are my people', directly echoing the covenant declaration from Ezekiel.

Jeremiah 32:38 repeats 'they shall be my people, and I will be their God' in the context of the everlasting covenant.

Jeremiah 31:33 places the covenant formula within the new covenant promise of God's law written on hearts.

Jeremiah 30:22 has the exact covenant phrase 'you shall be my people, and I will be your God'.

Jeremiah 24:7 adds 'a heart to know the LORD' to the covenant formula 'they shall be my people and I will be their God'.

Jeremiah 11:4 links obedience to the covenant promise 'you shall be my people and I will be your God', identical to Ezekiel.

Jeremiah 32:39 promises a single heart and fear of God, the same divine enablement that leads to walking in statutes in Ezekiel 11:20.

Jeremiah 31:1 repeats the covenant formula 'they shall be my people, and I will be their God', identical to the promise in Ezekiel 11:20.

Psalm 119:36 prays for God to incline the heart to testimonies, directly paralleling God's heart-change that enables obedience in Ezekiel 11:20.

In Zechariah 8:8, the same covenant formula 'they shall be my people, and I will be their God' reaffirms the promise of a transformed heart.

Deuteronomy 30:6 promises God will circumcise hearts so they love and obey—a strong parallel to the new heart given here that enables walking in statutes.

2 Corinthians 6:16 quotes the covenant 'I will be their God, they shall be my people'—directly citing the promise here.

Leviticus 26:12 gives the identical covenant formula 'I will be your God, and you shall be my people'—a direct parallel to the promise here.

Deuteronomy 30:8 describes obeying the Lord after heart circumcision—the same sequence of divine transformation leading to obedience as in this verse.

Hosea 2:1 Allusion

Hosea 2:1 calls brothers 'Ammi' (my people), reflecting the covenant restoration promised in Ezekiel 11:20.

Psalm 119:32 speaks of running in God's commandments when the heart is enlarged, echoing the willing obedience to statutes in Ezekiel.