Ezekiel 16:7
I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 16:10-13, God clothes and adorns Israel after her growth—showing His continued care following the flourishing in verse 7.
In Ezekiel 16:16, Israel uses God's gifts for idolatry—contrasting God's blessing in verse 7 with her unfaithfulness.
Ezekiel 16:22 recalls the same naked state, contrasting God's grace with Jerusalem's later unfaithfulness and judgment.
In Genesis 22:17, God promises Abraham countless offspring—the growth in Ezekiel 16:7 fulfills that promise.
In Exodus 1:7, Israel multiplies in Egypt—the very growth described in Ezekiel 16:7, showing God's blessing.
In Deuteronomy 1:10, Moses says God multiplied Israel as stars—same multiplication theme as Ezekiel 16:7.
Deuteronomy 32:10-14 describes God's tender care for Israel in the wilderness, mirroring the nurturing growth from abandoned child to flourishing here.
Isaiah 61:10 uses bride imagery of being clothed with salvation, paralleling the adornment and growth into a bride here.
Hosea 2:3 threatens to strip Israel naked as at birth, reversing the nurturing care shown in Ezekiel 16:7's description of God's provision.
In Acts 7:17, Stephen recounts Israel's multiplication in Egypt—directly echoing the growth in Ezekiel 16:7.
In Exodus 12:37, the huge number of Israelites leaving Egypt illustrates the multiplication promised and seen in Ezekiel 16:7.