Ezekiel 17:12
Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 17:3 is the allegory of the eagle and cedar that this verse interprets, providing the symbolic imagery explained here.
In Ezekiel 24:19, the people ask Ezekiel what his symbolic actions mean—echoing God's question about the allegory's meaning here.
Ezekiel 3:9 describes God making Ezekiel's forehead harder than flint to face this rebellious house, providing strength for his mission.
Ezekiel 2:8 also calls the people a 'rebellious house' and instructs Ezekiel to not be rebellious, adding a personal charge to the prophet.
Ezekiel 2:5 uses the same 'rebellious house' phrase, emphasizing that whether they listen or not, they will know a prophet was among them.
Ezekiel 24:3 also addresses a parable to the rebellious house, echoing the same audience and genre as the parable explanation here.
Ezekiel 12:2 describes Israel as a rebellious house, the same phrase used in Ezekiel 17:12 to introduce the parable.
Matthew 15:16 asks 'Are ye also yet without understanding?'—mirrors God's rebuke to the rebellious house here.
Matthew 13:51 has Jesus asking 'Have ye understood all these things?'—directly parallel to God's question about the allegory.
Jeremiah 52:31-34 records the later release of King Jehoiachin, showing his eventual favor in Babylon after the captivity described here.
Jeremiah 22:24-28 prophesies Jehoiachin's exile and rejection, the same event of the king taken to Babylon here.
Isaiah 39:1-8 prophesies that Babylonian captivity would carry away Judah's treasures and king's descendants, aligning with this exile.
2 Chronicles 36:10 records Nebuchadnezzar bringing Jehoiachin to Babylon and making Zedekiah king, directly matching this verse.
2 Kings 24:10-16 gives the historical account of Nebuchadnezzar capturing Jehoiachin and the nobles, exactly the event described here.
Jeremiah 37:1 identifies Zedekiah replacing Jehoiachin, explaining the second king in Ezekiel 17's parable.
2 Kings 24:12 gives the historical account of Jehoiachin's surrender to Babylon, exactly matching the event described here.
Habakkuk 1:8 uses eagle imagery for the swift Babylonian invasion, similar to the eagle symbolizing Nebuchadnezzar here.
Deuteronomy 28:49 predicts a swift eagle-like nation; Ezekiel 17's parable uses an eagle for Babylon, fulfilling this prophecy.
Deuteronomy 28:48 is a covenant curse predicting serving enemies, fulfilled when Babylon took Judah captive as described here.
2 Chronicles 36:9 gives details about Jehoiachin's age and reign, the king taken to Babylon in this verse.