Ezekiel 20:26
And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 20:31, the same defilement through offering children in fire continues, showing persistent idolatry.
Ezekiel 20:25 gives the cause: God gave them bad statutes that led directly to the child sacrifice described here.
In Ezekiel 16:21, slaughtered children are offered to idols, continuing the same child sacrifice theme as in Ezekiel.
In Ezekiel 16:20, the same accusation of sacrificing children to idols is made, directly paralleling the defilement of firstborn offerings.
Ezekiel 23:37 describes the same child sacrifice to idols — here offered by the allegorical sisters of Israel.
In Leviticus 18:21, child sacrifice to Molech is forbidden—the very practice God uses to defile Israel in Ezekiel.
Luke 2:23 cites the law of consecrating firstborns — the good law perverted into child sacrifice in this verse.
Jeremiah 32:35 also condemns child sacrifice to Molech, which God never commanded — echoing the same practice referenced here.
In 2 Chronicles 33:6, Manasseh burns his sons as offerings, directly illustrating the child sacrifice in Ezekiel.
In 2 Chronicles 28:3, Ahaz burns his sons as offerings, another instance of child sacrifice referenced in Ezekiel.
In 2 Kings 21:6, Manasseh burns his son as an offering, exemplifying the child sacrifice that defiles Israel in Ezekiel.
In 2 Kings 17:17, children are burned as offerings, provoking God's anger—echoing the defilement through child sacrifice.
Exodus 13:12 commands dedicating firstborn to the Lord – the good statute Israel corrupted into the child sacrifice described here.
Psalm 106:37 also condemns sacrificing sons and daughters to demons — the same sin referenced here.
Isaiah 57:5 also condemns child sacrifice under green trees — the same idolatrous practice God used to defile Israel here.
Jeremiah 19:5 similarly condemns burning children as offerings to Baal — linking to the child sacrifice God used to defile Israel here.
2 Kings 23:10 describes Josiah stopping child sacrifice at Topheth — the same abomination allowed here.
2 Kings 16:3 records Ahaz burning his son as an offering — exactly the practice God used to defile Israel here.
Leviticus 20:2 commands death for child sacrifice to Molech — contrasting with God allowing it here as judgment.