Ezekiel 14:4
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 14:7 restates the same scenario: those with idols who come to the prophet will be answered by God personally.
Ezekiel 14:3 introduces the elders' idolatry in their hearts; verse 4 then pronounces God's judgment on those who seek prophets while clinging to idols.
Ezekiel 14:6 follows with a command to repent and turn from idols—a direct call to action after the judgment in verse 4.
Ezekiel 14:10 extends the judgment to include the prophet who answers the idolater—both share punishment, expanding on verse 4's scenario.
Ezekiel 3:4 repeats the commission to go and speak God's words to Israel, directly relevant to the instruction in Ezekiel 14:4.
In Ezekiel 6:9, the same theme of adulterous hearts and idolatry is addressed — God remembers their idolatrous hearts.
Ezekiel 20:3 parallels this: elders come to inquire, but God refuses because of persistent idolatry—same situation as verse 4.
Ezekiel 20:16 says their heart went after idols—the same internal idolatry that prompts God's response in verse 4.
Ezekiel 20:31 reiterates God's refusal to be inquired of due to ongoing idolatry—mirroring the judgment in verse 4.
Ezekiel 3:17-21 describes the prophet as a watchman who must warn the wicked—the same duty underlying God's response to idolaters in Ezekiel 14:4.
Ezekiel 2:7 commands Ezekiel to speak God's words whether the rebellious listen or not—the same context of speaking to idolaters in Ezekiel 14:4.
In Isaiah 66:4, God likewise gives them over to delusions because they refused to listen — mirroring the response to idolaters in Ezekiel.
In Deuteronomy 27:15, making an idol is cursed — the same sin that Ezekiel’s people hide in their hearts when coming to the prophet.
In Jeremiah 42:20, the people are accused of hypocrisy in their hearts when seeking God — directly parallels the hidden idolatry in Ezekiel.
1 Kings 21:20-25 recounts Ahab's selling himself to do evil—a specific example of the idolatry and divine judgment described generally in Ezekiel 14:4.