Ezekiel 13:19

And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 13:22, the same false prophets are accused of discouraging the righteous and emboldening the wicked with false promises — directly expanding the harm described in verse 19.

Ezekiel 22:25 describes prophets devouring people like prey for treasure, mirroring how they kill souls for handfuls of barley and bread.

Ezekiel 34:2 condemns shepherds who feed themselves instead of the flock, just as these prophets profane God to feed on bread.

2 Peter 2:3 Parallel

2 Peter 2:3 describes false teachers making merchandise of believers through covetousness—identical to prophets selling lies for food.

1 Peter 5:2 Contrast

1 Peter 5:2 instructs elders to serve willingly, not for dishonest gain—contrast to false prophets who serve for handfuls of barley.

Proverbs 28:21 warns that for a piece of bread a man will transgress—directly parallels the false prophets selling their ministry for handfuls of barley and bread.

Jeremiah 23:14 condemns false prophets who strengthen evildoers and walk in lies — the same sin as Ezekiel's prophets who profane God for gain and pervert justice.

Jeremiah 23:17 shows false prophets promising peace to the wicked — the same false reassurance that Ezekiel's prophets give, saving souls alive that should not live.

Romans 16:18 warns of those who serve their own belly and deceive the simple—direct parallel to false prophets prophesying for bread and deceiving people.

Micah 3:5 Parallel

Micah 3:5 condemns prophets who prophesy for food, crying peace when fed—identical corruption of prophesying for material gain.

Micah 3:11 Parallel

Micah 3:11 adds that prophets divine for money and priests teach for hire—expanding the same corruption of leaders serving for pay.

Amos 7:12 Parallel

In Amos 7:12, Amaziah tells Amos to prophesy for bread elsewhere — the very motivation Ezekiel condemns in false prophets who sell their words.

Titus 1:11 Parallel

In Titus 1:11, false teachers teach for shameful gain — identical to the false prophets profaning God for barley.

In 1 Timothy 6:10, love of money roots all evil — the greed driving false prophets to lie for barley.

In Philippians 3:19, Paul describes those whose god is their belly — exactly the idolatry of false prophets who serve their appetite for bread.

Acts 8:18 Parallel

In Acts 8:18, Simon offers money for the Holy Spirit — mirroring the false prophets who profane God for barley and bread.

Numbers 22:7 shows Balaam taking rewards for divination — a clear prototype of false prophets hired with material gain, paralleling Ezekiel's prophets who profane God for barley and bread.

Isaiah 56:11 rebukes greedy shepherds who seek their own gain, paralleling the prophets who profit from lying for barley and bread.

Isaiah 29:21 describes those who pervert justice through lies, killing the innocent—just as Ezekiel's prophets kill souls that should not die.

Isaiah 9:15 Parallel

Isaiah 9:15 condemns the prophet who teaches lies, directly matching the lying prophets in Ezekiel who mislead God's people.

In Nehemiah 6:12, a false prophet is hired by enemies to intimidate Nehemiah, paralleling the lying prophets who speak for pay.

In 1 Samuel 2:29, Eli's sons profane God by taking meat offerings for themselves, mirroring the prophets' corruption for handfuls of barley and bread.

Malachi 1:10 rebukes priests who will not serve for nothing—parallel theme of religious service corrupted by desire for payment.

2 Peter 2:2 Parallel

2 Peter 2:2 shows many follow false teachers, causing truth to be blasphemed—similar to false prophets causing God's name to be profaned.