Ezekiel 16:47

Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.

Cross-reference

Same as pair 9: Ezekiel 16:48 reinforces that Jerusalem's sin exceeded even Sodom's, completing the comparative judgment.

Verse 48 directly continues the thought: God swears that Sodom did not commit abominations as great as Jerusalem's—the immediate comparison.

Ezekiel 16:27 describes God's judgment for earlier lewdness; verse 47 shows they became even more corrupt — a progression within the same oracle.

Ezekiel 8:17 describes the very abominations Jerusalem committed in the temple, directly illustrating the 'more abominations' mentioned in verse 47.

Ezekiel 5:7 Parallel

In Ezekiel 5:7, God says Israel was not only worse than nations but also failed to follow even their standards, deepening the indictment.

Ezekiel 5:6 Parallel

In Ezekiel 5:6, the same accusation appears: Israel's rebellion exceeded surrounding nations, reinforcing the charge of surpassing wickedness.

In Ezekiel 23:31, the same imagery of walking in a sister's way leads to drinking her cup of judgment — reinforcing Jerusalem's greater guilt.

Ezekiel 23:11 directly parallels this verse, saying Oholibah became more corrupt than Oholah — identical theme in a different allegory.

In 1 Corinthians 5:1, Paul reports sexual immorality worse than pagans—directly echoing the idea of sin surpassing surrounding nations.

2 Kings 21:9 Historical context

In 2 Kings 21:9, Manasseh leads Judah to do more evil than the nations—a historical example of the corruption described here.

Jeremiah 3:11 states Israel was more righteous than Judah, the opposite of Ezekiel 16:47 where Jerusalem is more corrupt than Samaria — a striking reversal.

Exodus 23:24 commands Israel not to follow nations' ways—contrasting with their actual behavior of exceeding those abominations.

Isaiah 7:13 Parallel

Isaiah 7:13 uses the same 'too little' phrase — Ahaz's sin of wearying God parallels Jerusalem's insufficient corruption that needed to be exceeded.

2 Kings 21:16 Historical context

In 2 Kings 21:16, Manasseh's shedding of innocent blood exemplifies the extreme sin that made Israel worse than nations.

2 Kings 16:3 Historical context

In 2 Kings 16:3, Ahaz's child sacrifice exemplifies the abominations that Jerusalem surpassed in Ezekiel 16:47 — a specific instance of corrupt practices.

1 Kings 21:26 Historical context

In 1 Kings 21:26, Ahab's abominations like the Amorites mirror Jerusalem's surpassing corruption — both exceed prior wickedness.

1 Kings 16:31 says Ahab did more evil than all before him, mirroring Jerusalem's surpassing Sodom and Samaria in sin. A parallel of escalating wickedness.

1 Kings 14:22 Historical context

In 1 Kings 14:24, Israel did the abominations of the nations—showing the baseline that Ezekiel 16:47 says they surpassed.

Jeremiah 2:33 shows Israel teaching wicked ways to others, complementing Ezekiel 16:47's claim that Jerusalem surpassed her sisters in corruption.