Ezekiel 16:25

Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 16:31 repeats the imagery of building at every street but adds that she scorned payment, worsening her sin beyond common harlotry.

In Ezekiel 16:39, the judgment is fulfilled — your lovers destroy the lofty places built at every street corner, a direct consequence of the prostitution.

In Ezekiel 16:15, the same prostitution metaphor begins — trusting in beauty and whoring with every passerby, setting up the specific acts at street corners.

Ezekiel 23:32 uses the cup of judgment for Jerusalem, tying the punishment back to the sinful behavior depicted in Ezekiel 16:25.

Ezekiel 23:10 details the judgment of execution and disgrace that results from the prostitution described in Ezekiel 16:25, completing the narrative.

Ezekiel 23:9 shows the consequence of spiritual prostitution—God delivering the unfaithful to her lovers—directly following the sin in Ezekiel 16:25.

In Ezekiel 23:19, the same theme of increasing whorings is linked to remembering youthful prostitution in Egypt, echoing the pattern here.

In Ezekiel 20:29, the Lord questions the high place (Bamah) — the same term for the 'lofty place' built at street corners here, explaining the name.

Revelation 17:1-5 presents the great prostitute Babylon as a NT antitype, fulfilling the pattern of Jerusalem's spiritual prostitution in Ezekiel 16:25.

Proverbs 9:14 personifies folly as a woman sitting in the highest places of town, identical imagery to Jerusalem's idolatrous prostitution.

Proverbs 9:15 describes her calling to passersby—directly parallel to 'offering yourself to any passerby' in Ezekiel's metaphor.

Jeremiah 2:20 uses the same whoredom imagery under every green tree, reinforcing the metaphor of Israel's idolatry as open prostitution.

In Jeremiah 3:2, the image of sitting by the wayside waiting for lovers mirrors Ezekiel's street prostitution, reinforcing the public shame of idolatry.

In Jeremiah 3:13, the same charge of promiscuous idolatry is made — scattering favors under every green tree, echoing the prostitution imagery here.

Hosea 2:2 Parallel

In Hosea 2:2, the Lord calls the unfaithful wife to put away her whoring — the same prostitution imagery used here, but with a plea for change.

In Jeremiah 2:20, Israel is said to 'bow down like a whore' under every green tree — the same prophetic accusation of spiritual prostitution.

Isaiah 57:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 57:8, the unfaithful wife uncovers her bed and makes a covenant with lovers — directly echoing the adultery metaphor here.

Isaiah 57:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 57:7, idolatry is described as setting a bed on a high mountain — parallel to Ezekiel's prostitution on high places.

In Proverbs 7:12, the adulteress lurks at every corner — the same imagery of a promiscuous woman waiting for passersby.

In Deuteronomy 31:16, God foretells Israel will 'whore after foreign gods' — the same metaphor of prostitution for idolatry.

In Jeremiah 11:15, the Lord questions how his beloved can do vile deeds and still be in his house — similar hypocrisy of religious prostitution.

Genesis 38:14 depicts Tamar sitting publicly as a prostitute, mirroring Jerusalem's self-offering at street corners in the prophetic metaphor.

Genesis 38:21 uses the term 'cult prostitute' by the roadside, providing a literal example of the public solicitation used figuratively for Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 6:15 highlights the lack of shame for abominations, which underlies the shameless public prostitution described in Ezekiel 16:25.

In Jeremiah 2:24, Israel's lust is compared to a wild donkey in heat, similarly depicting unrestrained spiritual adultery as in Ezekiel 16:25.

Isaiah 3:9 Parallel

Isaiah 3:9 says their sin is open like Sodom, not hidden—echoing the blatant public prostitution at every street in Ezekiel.

Judges 10:6 Parallel

In Judges 10:6, Israel again serves foreign gods — another instance of the spiritual unfaithfulness depicted here as promiscuity.

Hosea 4:13 Parallel

In Hosea 4:13, idolatry under trees leads to literal whoredom — a parallel metaphor for Israel's unfaithfulness at high places.