Ezekiel 20:22

Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 20:17, God earlier spared Israel in the wilderness; here again He withholds judgment for His name's sake.

Ezekiel 20:14 repeats the same rationale: God acted for His name's sake. Both show God's restraint motivated by His reputation.

In Ezekiel 20:9, God acted for His name's sake at the exodus; here He withholds judgment for the same reason.

Ezekiel 20:44 later restates that God deals with Israel for His name’s sake, not according to their sins — directly echoing this verse’s principle.

Ezekiel 36:21 mentions God’s concern for His holy name — the same motive that caused Him to restrain His wrath here.

Jeremiah 14:7 prays 'do it for Your name's sake' — a plea based on the same divine motivation God describes here.

Daniel 9:19 Parallel

Daniel 9:19 urges 'do not delay for Your own sake' — directly paralleling God's self-interested motive for restraint here.

Daniel 9:17 Parallel

Daniel 9:17 asks God to act 'for the Lord's sake' — the same appeal to divine reputation that God Himself invokes here.

Lamentations 2:8 says God did not restrain His hand from destroying — directly opposite to God withholding His hand here.

Jeremiah 14:21 appeals 'do not abhor us for Your name's sake' — matching God's own reason for sparing Israel here.

Isaiah 48:9-11 expands God's own words: 'For My name's sake I defer My anger' — directly parallel to God's action here.

Psalm 79:10 Parallel

Psalm 79:10 echoes the fear that nations will mock God — exactly why God here withholds wrath to protect His name among them.

Psalm 79:9 Parallel

Psalm 79:9 pleads for help 'for Your name's sake' — the same motive God cites here for restraining His anger.

Psalm 78:38 Parallel

Psalm 78:38 describes God's compassion in restraining anger and not destroying Israel — exactly the same divine restraint as here.

Exodus 32:12 has Moses argue that Egyptians will mock if God destroys Israel — the same concern for reputation among nations driving God here.

Isaiah 43:25 declares God blots out sins for His own sake — the identical divine motive behind His restraint in this verse.

Psalm 106:8 Parallel

Psalm 106:8 explicitly states God saved them for His name’s sake — the same motive that leads Him to withhold judgment here.

Nehemiah 9:19 recounts God’s mercy in not forsaking Israel during the wilderness — directly parallel to His restraint for His name’s sake described here.

Leviticus 26:45 recalls God remembering the covenant 'in the sight of the nations' — similar concern for divine reputation, though more covenant-focused.

Lamentations 3:22 Related theme

Lamentations 3:22 affirms God’s never‑ceasing mercy — the underlying reason He holds back full judgment for His name’s sake.

Psalm 115:1 Related theme

Psalm 115:1 declares glory belongs to God's name — a general affirmation of the principle motivating God's restraint here, but less direct.