Ezekiel 20:4
Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 16:2 repeats the exact command to confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices—a near-identical parallel within the same book.
Ezekiel 16:3 gives the specific indictment of Jerusalem's Canaanite ancestry—fleshing out the ancestors' sins Ezekiel 20:4 commands to confront.
Ezekiel 22:2 uses the identical 'wilt thou judge' formula — a direct verbal parallel to the command here.
Ezekiel 23:36 repeats 'wilt thou judge' and 'declare their abominations' — strong verbal parallel.
In Matthew 23:29-37, Jesus condemns the Pharisees for repeating their ancestors' sins of killing prophets—directly echoing Ezekiel's confrontation with ancestral detestable practices.
Luke 11:47-51 similarly accuses the Pharisees of approving their ancestors' murder of prophets—a parallel NT example of confronting ancestral sin.
In Acts 7:51, Stephen charges his audience with resisting the Holy Spirit just like their ancestors—a direct parallel to Ezekiel's command to confront ancestors' sins.
Acts 7:52 continues Stephen's indictment, stating that ancestors persecuted every prophet—specifying the pattern of ancestral sin Ezekiel is told to confront.
2 Kings 21:15 cites the same persistent sin from the fathers to the present day, reinforcing the charge Ezekiel must declare.
Hosea 2:2 calls to plead with Israel for her unfaithfulness, just as Ezekiel confronts the abominations of the fathers—both address covenant adultery.
Micah 3:8 declares the prophet filled with the Spirit to declare Jacob's transgression, similar to Ezekiel's divine commission to judge and announce sins.
Isaiah 58:1 gives a similar command to 'declare to my people their transgression,' mirroring Ezekiel's commission to confront Israel's sins.
Jeremiah 6:27 describes Jeremiah as a tester of the people, paralleling Ezekiel's role as judge who exposes their abominations.