Ezekiel 16:20 reveals child sacrifice as the bloodshed for which Jerusalem is judged in verse 38.

Ezekiel 16:21 continues describing slaughtered children, specifying the bloodshed underlying the judgment.

Ezekiel 16:36 explicitly links 'blood of your children' and 'whorings,' directly grounding the judgment in verse 38.

Ezekiel 16:40 specifies the stoning and sword judgment that verse 38 alludes to—a direct continuation of the same judgment.

Ezekiel 23:45-47 repeats the same judgment formula for adulteresses—stoning and company—applied to a parallel allegory.

In Ezekiel 24:8, the blood of Jerusalem is set on a rock to provoke divine wrath — illustrating the 'blood of wrath' mentioned here.

In Ezekiel 23:37, the charges of adultery and bloodshed are stated explicitly — the same sins provoking the judgment in this verse.

In Ezekiel 7:3, the same phrasing 'I will judge you according to your ways' reinforces the theme of divine judgment for sins.

In Ezekiel 23:24, the adultery metaphor continues: God commits judgment to the Babylonians, who judge Jerusalem according to their judgments.

In Ezekiel 23:25, God directs His jealousy against Jerusalem, leading to mutilation and sword — echoing the 'blood of wrath and jealousy'.

In Ezekiel 11:9, God executes judgments by delivering Jerusalem into foreigners' hands — a specific outworking of the judgment here.

Revelation 16:6 gives blood to drink to those who shed saints' blood—a direct parallel to God's retributive justice for bloodshed in Ezekiel 16:38.

Genesis 9:6 establishes that shedding human blood demands death—foundational for Ezekiel's bloodshed judgment.

John 8:3-5 cites the same law of stoning adulterers, which Jesus then challenges—same legal backdrop as Ezekiel.

Zephaniah 1:17 describes blood poured out like dust on the Day of the Lord—parallel to the bloodshed and wrath in Ezekiel 16:38.

Nahum 1:2 declares God is jealous and avenging—this same divine jealousy motivates the judgment in Ezekiel 16:38.

Psalm 79:3-5 laments blood poured out around Jerusalem and asks how long God's wrath will last—echoing the bloodshed and divine jealousy in Ezekiel 16:38.

Deuteronomy 22:22-24 prescribes stoning for adultery, providing legal basis for the judgment here.

In Numbers 35:31, the law forbids ransom for murderers—this underlies God's judgment on Jerusalem for bloodshed in Ezekiel 16:38.

Leviticus 20:10 is the adultery law that Ezekiel's judgment echoes—death for both parties.

Exodus 21:14 gives the death penalty for deliberate murder, aligning with the bloodshed charge in Ezekiel.

Job 31:11 calls adultery a heinous crime punishable by judges—mirrors the judgment for spiritual adultery in Ezekiel 16:38.

Deuteronomy 17:2 lays out the death penalty for covenant breakers—the legal framework for judging adultery and bloodshed in Ezekiel 16:38.