Ezekiel 16:37

Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 16:15 provides the background: her harlotry began with trusting her beauty, leading to this judgment.

Ezekiel 16:27 records an earlier punishment by enemies, foreshadowing the greater stripping and shame here.

Ezekiel 16:57 mentions her wickedness being uncovered, directly paralleling the nakedness and reproach in this verse.

Ezekiel 23:22-30 expands the same allegory: lovers gathered, nakedness exposed, and judgment executed.

Ezekiel 23:9 describes God giving Oholah into the hands of her lovers—identical theme of handing over the unfaithful.

Ezekiel 23:10 explicitly says the lovers 'uncovered her nakedness,' mirroring the same judgment scene.

Ezekiel 23:28 states God will deliver her into the hands of those she hates, reflecting the gathering of lovers here.

Ezekiel 23:26 explicitly says they will strip her clothes and jewels, matching the nakedness revealed to her lovers.

Ezekiel 23:5 shows Oholah lusting after Assyrian lovers, the same unfaithfulness as Jerusalem's harlotry with lovers.

Ezekiel 23:17 describes the Babylonians defiling her, the lovers who are later gathered for judgment here.

In Revelation 17:16, the beast and horns hate the prostitute, strip her naked and burn her — a typological fulfillment of the harlot judgment.

Nahum 3:6 Parallel

In Nahum 3:6, God throws filth and makes a spectacle — continuing the shaming of the harlot city, paralleling Ezekiel 16:37's public shame.

Nahum 3:5 Parallel

In Nahum 3:5, God lifts skirts to expose nakedness to nations — identical punitive exposure imagery as in Ezekiel 16:37.

Hosea 2:10 Parallel

In Hosea 2:10, God uncovers Israel's lewdness before her lovers — a direct parallel to exposing nakedness before gathered lovers.

Hosea 2:3 Parallel

In Hosea 2:3, God threatens to strip Israel naked as on her birth day — the same exposure judgment imagery as in Ezekiel 16:37.

In Lamentations 1:19, Jerusalem's lovers deceive and fail her — echoing the betrayal of lovers gathered against her in Ezekiel 16:37.

Jeremiah 13:26 directly says God will lift skirts over the face to expose shame—same punitive exposure.

Jeremiah 13:22 uses 'skirts lifted up' as a metaphor for uncovered shame, matching the exposure here.

Lamentations 1:2 echoes this betrayal: lovers become enemies and leave her comfortless, matching the exposure.

Revelation 2:22 threatens the adulterous Jezebel and her lovers with judgment, directly paralleling God's gathering of lovers against Jerusalem.

Isaiah 3:17 Parallel

In Isaiah 3:17, God lays bare the secret parts of Zion's daughters — similar shaming exposure as in Ezekiel 16:37.

Jeremiah 22:20 cries out that all your lovers are destroyed—echoes the gathering of lovers for judgment.

Hosea 10:10 Parallel

Hosea 10:10 uses the same 'gather against them' language—both describe God assembling enemies to punish Israel.

Micah 1:11 Parallel

Micah 1:11 depicts inhabitants passing in nakedness and shame, echoing the exposure of Jerusalem's nakedness here.

Jeremiah 4:30 shows Jerusalem adorning herself for lovers who despise her—parallel theme of lovers turning hostile.

Isaiah 47:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 47:2, Babylon is told to strip off robe and uncover legs — a humiliating exposure paralleling Jerusalem's exposure.

Revelation 16:15 warns against being naked and exposed, a warning that echoes the shameful exposure described here.

Hosea 8:10 Parallel

In Hosea 8:10, God gathers Israel's hired allies among nations — similar to gathering lovers, but without explicit exposure.