Ezekiel 12:16
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 12:15 states the dispersion's purpose — knowing the LORD — which leads into the promise of survivors recounting abominations.
Ezekiel 36:31 describes the remnant remembering and loathing their sins, fulfilling the acknowledgment of detestable practices here.
Ezekiel 6:8-10 expands the same remnant theme: sparing survivors, scattering, then confession and knowing the LORD.
Ezekiel 6:9 adds that survivors will loathe themselves for their abominations, deepening the remnant's testimony of guilt.
Ezekiel 14:23 continues the survivor theme, showing their conduct vindicates God's actions — a different purpose for the remnant.
Ezekiel 14:22 also promises survivors spared from judgment, though here they console rather than confess.
Romans 11:5 states there is a remnant chosen by grace, directly connecting to the spared remnant here.
Leviticus 26:40 speaks of confessing sins, which is exactly what the spared remnant does here.
Romans 11:4 references God preserving a remnant (7,000), reinforcing the preservation theme in Ezekiel.
Romans 9:27 quotes Isaiah about a remnant being saved, aligning with God sparing a few here.
Amos 9:8 says God will not totally destroy the house of Jacob, aligning with the spared remnant in Ezekiel.
Daniel 9:5-12 is a detailed confession of Israel's sins, mirroring the acknowledgment the spared remnant will make here.
Jeremiah 30:11 directly states God will not completely destroy Israel but discipline them, reinforcing the remnant promise here.
In Jeremiah 22:9, the answer is they forsook the covenant—directly parallel to the remnant acknowledging their detestable practices in Ezekiel 12:16.
Jeremiah 4:27 promises God will not completely destroy the land, mirroring the sparing of a remnant here.
Jeremiah 3:25 is a confession of sin and shame, which the remnant in Ezekiel 12:16 will also make.
Isaiah 10:22 echoes the remnant theme — only a few will return after destruction, aligning with God sparing a remnant here.
In Jeremiah 5:10, God commands to ravage but not destroy completely—directly parallels sparing a remnant in Ezekiel 12:16.
In 2 Kings 25:11, the exile of the rest of Jerusalem is the historical judgment that left only a remnant, fulfilling Ezekiel's context.
Isaiah 6:13 uses the stump metaphor for a surviving remnant, similar to Ezekiel's few who escape destruction.
Isaiah 1:9 echoes the remnant idea — without survivors Israel would be like Sodom, reinforcing the sparing motif.
In Jeremiah 21:6, plague is sent upon Jerusalem—one of the three judgments (sword, famine, plague) from which a few are spared in Ezekiel.
Isaiah 24:13 uses the gleaning metaphor for a remnant left after global judgment, similar to the few spared here.
Amos 5:3 uses the same 'tenth' remnant figure, showing a consistent pattern of severe reduction in judgment.
Amos 9:9 describes sifting Israel among nations — preserving every grain, echoing the sparing of a remnant here.
Matthew 24:22 mentions God shortening days for the elect's survival, paralleling the remnant spared in Ezekiel.