Ezekiel 14:6
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 14:4 sets the context: people with idols in their hearts who come to the prophet, leading to the command to repent in v6.
Ezekiel 36:32 adds that repentance is for God's glory—'be ashamed and confounded'—reinforcing the call to turn.
Ezekiel 36:31 promises that after cleansing, Israel will remember and loathe themselves—the repentance response hoped for in 14:6.
In Ezekiel 18:30, the same call to 'repent and turn' appears, reinforcing the urgent plea to abandon transgressions.
Ezekiel 8:16 provides a concrete example of the idolatry—worshiping the sun with backs to the temple—that God calls them to turn from.
In Ezekiel 33:11, God pleads for the wicked to turn from their ways—parallel call to repentance from idols here.
In Ezekiel 20:7, God commands to cast away idols of Egypt—a direct parallel call to turn from abominations here.
Ezekiel 16:63 shows the outcome of repentance: shame and atonement—'when I atone for you'—completing the call to turn.
James 4:8-10 echoes this call to repentance—'Draw near to God... cleanse your hands... humble yourselves'—a NT parallel to turning from idols.
In 1 Samuel 7:3, Samuel commands Israel to put away foreign gods and return to the Lord — the identical demand to turn from idols.
Acts 26:20 declares repent and turn to God with deeds — echoes the command to repent and turn from idols with action.
Acts 17:30 commands all people everywhere to repent — universalizes the call to turn from idols.
Acts 3:19 commands: 'Repent and turn back' — a direct NT parallel to the same call.
Matthew 3:8-10 calls for fruit in keeping with repentance — parallels the demand to turn from idols with concrete change.
Jonah 3:7-9 describes Nineveh's repentance: turning from evil ways — a vivid example of the repentance commanded here.
Hosea 14:1-3 explicitly calls: 'Return to the Lord your God' and reject idols — a strong echo of the same repentance.
Lamentations 3:39-41 calls to examine ways and return to the Lord — directly parallels the command to repent and turn from idols.
Jeremiah 50:5 continues the future scene: they ask the way to Zion and join covenant — a response to the call to turn from idols.
Jeremiah 50:4 depicts future repentance as seeking God with weeping — echoing the call here to turn from idols.
In Jeremiah 31:18-19, Ephraim prays 'bring me back' — a model of the repentance that Ezekiel demands of Israel.
In Jeremiah 8:6, no one relents from evil — this contrasts sharply with Ezekiel's call to turn from abominations.
In Jeremiah 8:5, the people's refusal to return stands in direct contrast to the command to repent, highlighting their stubbornness.
In Isaiah 55:7, the command to forsake evil and return to the Lord is virtually identical to Ezekiel's call to repent.
Isaiah 30:22 describes defiling and discarding idols—'Be gone!'—as a result of repentance, mirroring the call in Ezekiel.
Isaiah 2:20 prophesies a day when people cast away idols—the very action Ezekiel 14:6 commands.
In Nehemiah 1:9, the promise of restoration if they return directly echoes Ezekiel's call to repent and turn.
2 Chronicles 29:6 describes Israel's unfaithfulness as 'turning away their faces from the habitation of the Lord'—the same sin Ezekiel calls to repent.
In Isaiah 55:6, seeking the Lord while He is near parallels the imperative to turn from idols and seek God.
In 1 Kings 8:47-49, Solomon prays for repentant exiles who turn back to God — a broader example of the repentance urged here.