Ezekiel 20:24
Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 20:13, Israel's rebellion in the wilderness is detailed with identical phrasing about rejecting laws and desecrating Sabbaths, directly explaining the cause in verse 24.
In Ezekiel 20:16, the same sins—rejecting laws, desecrating Sabbaths, idolatry—are listed, reinforcing the reason for judgment in verse 24.
In Ezekiel 6:9, the same phrase 'eyes lusted after their idols' appears, describing the cause of judgment and future repentance of survivors.
Ezekiel 18:15 describes the righteous son who does not look to idols — the exact opposite of the sinful fathers' lust here.
Ezekiel 11:12 charges Israel with not following decrees or laws but adopting pagan standards — the same rebellion described here.
Ezekiel 22:8 repeats the charge of profaning Sabbaths, highlighting this as a key sin in Ezekiel.
Ezekiel 23:38 also mentions profaning Sabbaths and defiling the sanctuary, reinforcing the same indictment.
Ezekiel 18:19 teaches individual responsibility, clarifying that the fathers' idols are not an excuse; each generation is judged for its own sins.
In Ezekiel 18:6, a righteous person does not look to idols, contrasting with verse 24 where Israel's eyes lusted after idols.
Amos 2:4 condemns Judah for the same triad: rejecting God's law, not keeping decrees, and following ancestral idols — a direct parallel.
Exodus 31:14 gives the Sabbath command that was desecrated — showing the serious penalty attached to the sin mentioned here.
Isaiah 24:5 uses nearly identical language: disobeying laws, violating statutes, breaking covenant — reinforcing the sin pattern here.
Deuteronomy 4:19 warns against worshiping sun, moon, and stars — a specific form of the idolatry hinted at by 'eyes lusted after idols'.
Job 31:26 denies regarding the sun or moon in worship — another example of the astral idolatry that could underlie the general idol lust here.
Job 31:27 adds the idea of secret enticement and homage to celestial bodies — mirroring the hidden idol lust described here.