Ezekiel 20:15
Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 20:23 reveals a second oath in the wilderness to scatter Israel, showing the full scope of judgment after rebellion.
In Ezekiel 20:42, God reverses the oath of verse 15 — now He swears to bring the remnant into the land, contrasting judgment with future restoration.
In Ezekiel 20:28, this same rebellious pattern continues after entry into the land — the next generation also offers sacrifices on high places, echoing the wilderness idolatry.
In Ezekiel 44:12, God again 'lifts up his hand' in judgment, this time against Levites who led Israel into idolatry, echoing the wilderness oath.
In Ezekiel 36:7, God uses the same oath gesture ('lifted up mine hand') against the surrounding nations, paralleling the judgment oath on Israel in verse 15.
Numbers 14:23 records the original oath that the rebellious generation would not see the land, directly referenced in Ezekiel 20:15.
Numbers 26:64 records the fulfillment — none of the original census remained alive in the wilderness.
Numbers 26:65 explicitly states only Caleb and Joshua survived, fulfilling the oath.
Deuteronomy 1:34 records the same oath God swore in anger against the evil generation.
Deuteronomy 1:35 continues the oath: 'Not one of these men shall see the good land.'
Hebrews 3:11 quotes Psalm 95:11, applying the wilderness oath as a warning to believers.
Psalm 95:11 echoes the oath using 'my rest' as a metaphor for the Promised Land.
Psalm 106:26 directly refers to God raising his hand to swear they would fall in the wilderness.
Nehemiah 9:15 recounts God's command to possess the land — the original instruction reversed by the oath in Ezekiel 20:15.
Jeremiah 32:22 acknowledges God's fulfillment of the land promise to a later generation, contrasting with the denial in Ezekiel 20:15.
Exodus 6:8 records God's original oath to give the land — the very promise that Ezekiel 20:15 says was later withheld from that generation.
Joshua 5:6 directly echoes the same oath and its outcome, summarizing the wilderness generation's exclusion from the land.
Deuteronomy 26:9 celebrates entering the land flowing with milk and honey — contrasting with Ezekiel 20:15 where that generation was denied entry.
Deuteronomy 2:14 describes the 38-year wandering until that generation died, fulfilling the oath Ezekiel 20:15 mentions.
Numbers 32:10 recounts God's anger and oath on that day, the same event Ezekiel 20:15 references.
Numbers 13:27 provides the phrase 'flowing with milk and honey' from the spies' report, which Ezekiel 20:15 quotes to describe the land.