Ezekiel 20:7

Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 20:8 shows the immediate response: they did not cast away idols, contrasting God's command with their rebellion.

Ezekiel 20:18 repeats the same command to the wilderness generation — a direct parallel to the original command in Egypt.

Ezekiel 23:8 continues the allegory of persistent Egyptian idolatry, emphasizing the sin that the command addresses.

Ezekiel 18:31 commands 'cast away all your transgressions,' using the same verb as 20:7's 'cast away the detestable things' to call for repentance.

Ezekiel 14:6 calls for repentance and turning from idols, directly echoing the command to cast away detestable things.

Ezekiel 18:15 uses the identical phrase 'lift up his eyes to the idols,' reinforcing the standard of avoiding idolatry found in 20:7.

Ezekiel 18:6 lists 'not lifting eyes to idols' as righteous behavior, mirroring the same prohibition against idolatrous eyes in 20:7.

Ezekiel 23:19 recalls Israel's 'youth' in Egypt — directly referencing the same period of idolatry as Ezekiel 20:7.

Ezekiel 16:26 describes Jerusalem's prostitution with Egypt — linking the early command against Egyptian idols to later unfaithfulness.

Ezekiel 23:7 describes defilement with Assyrian idols — similar pattern of lusting after foreign gods as the Egyptian command.

Ezekiel 23:3 describes Israel's idolatrous 'whoring' in Egypt, providing the allegorical background for the command to abandon Egyptian idols.

Joshua 24:14 exhorts to put away the gods of Egypt, a direct historical parallel to the command in this verse.

Deuteronomy 29:16-18 warns against turning to the 'detestable things' of Egypt and other nations, echoing the same language and warning.

Leviticus 20:7 directly parallels the command to consecrate and be holy, reinforcing the call to abandon idols.

Leviticus 18:3 explicitly commands not to follow Egyptian practices, directly paralleling the call to abandon Egyptian idols.

Genesis 35:2 has Jacob commanding to put away foreign gods — the same call to abandon idols as here.

Jeremiah 4:1 uses the same phrase 'remove your detestable things' in a call to return to God, closely echoing Ezekiel's command.

Nehemiah 9:18 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:18 recounts Israel making the golden calf — a direct failure to cast away idols as commanded here.

2 Chronicles 15:8 records Asa putting away detestable idols, mirroring the same command to remove such things from Egypt.