Ezekiel 20:31

For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 20:3 earlier has God refusing to be inquired of—the same refusal repeated here for the same reason.

Ezekiel 14:3 says God will not let himself be consulted by idolaters—parallel theme of inquiry blocked by idolatry.

Ezekiel 23:37 charges Israel with offering their children to idols, matching the child sacrifice and defilement in Ezekiel.

Ezekiel 16:20 explicitly describes sacrificing sons and daughters to idols, a direct parallel to the child sacrifice here.

Isaiah 1:15 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:15, God hides his eyes and will not listen because hands are full of blood—same refusal as in Ezekiel 20:31 due to sin.

In James 4:1-3, unanswered prayer stems from wrong motives — directly parallel to Israel's defiled inquiries here that God rejects.

In Zechariah 7:13, they called but God would not hear because they refused to listen—mirroring the reciprocal rejection in Ezekiel 20:31.

Jeremiah 19:5 similarly condemns burning sons for Baal—another prophetic witness against child sacrifice.

In Jeremiah 14:12, God will not hear their cry or accept offerings—parallel to refusing inquiry despite outward rituals.

Jeremiah 7:31 condemns burning sons in fire at Topheth—a contemporary prophetic rebuke of the same practice.

In Proverbs 28:9, turning from the law makes even prayer an abomination—identical principle to God rejecting inquiry from the defiled.

In Proverbs 1:28, they call but I will not answer—direct parallel to God refusing inquiry because of persistent disobedience.

Psalm 106:37-39 recounts Israel sacrificing sons to demons—the same historical sin condemned here.

Psalm 66:18 Parallel

In Psalm 66:18, the Lord will not hear those who regard iniquity—the same reason God refuses to be inquired of in Ezekiel 20:31.

1 Samuel 28:6 has God not answering Saul's inquiry—directly parallels God refusing to be inquired of here.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12 lists the prohibition against making children pass through the fire—the very law Israel violates here.

Isaiah 57:5 Parallel

Isaiah 57:5 condemns child sacrifice under green trees, directly paralleling the offering of sons in fire in Ezekiel.

2 Kings 23:10 Historical context

2 Kings 23:10 describes Josiah defiling Topheth to stop child sacrifice — showing later reform against the evil rebuked here.

2 Kings 17:17 Historical context

2 Kings 17:17 lists child sacrifice among sins leading to exile — the same sins God confronts here.

2 Kings 16:3 Historical context

2 Kings 16:3 records King Ahaz sacrificing his son — a historical instance of the child sacrifice condemned here.

Deuteronomy 12:31 condemns child sacrifice as an abomination — the same practice God rebukes Israel for here.

Leviticus 20:2 decrees death for child sacrifice — the penalty for the sin Israel commits here in offering their children.

Leviticus 18:21 prohibits giving children to Molech — the very command Israel violates here by making their children pass through fire.

In Genesis 25:22, Rebekah's faithful inquiry is answered — contrasting with Israel's defiled inquiries here that God refuses to hear.

In Matthew 25:11, the foolish virgins cry 'Lord, Lord' in vain — echoing God's refusal to answer Israel's inquiries here due to their defilement.

In Matthew 25:12, Jesus says 'I do not know you' — a stark rejection mirroring God's refusal to be inquired of by the defiled in this passage.

Acts 15:20 Parallel

Acts 15:20 instructs Gentiles to abstain from idol pollution, connecting to the defilement from idols in Ezekiel.