Ezekiel 22:14

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 5:13, God says His wrath will be spent and He has spoken—same certainty of acting in judgment.

Ezekiel 17:24 repeats the formula 'I, the LORD, have spoken and done it'—direct verbal parallel of divine action.

Ezekiel 21:7 describes feeble hands and melting hearts in judgment — the same weakness questioned in Ezekiel 22:14.

Ezekiel 24:14 nearly quotes this verse: 'I, the LORD, have spoken; it is coming and I will act'—identical promise.

Ezekiel 26:14 also ends with 'for I the Lord have spoken it'—identical conclusion to judgment oracles, stressing divine certainty.

Ezekiel 36:36 repeats 'I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it'—verbatim from 22:14, linking restoration promise with judgment certainty.

Ezekiel 37:14 says 'I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it'—a variant of the same formula, affirming God's faithfulness to His word.

In 1 Samuel 15:29, God does not lie or change His mind—reinforcing the unshakable certainty of His spoken word here.

1 Corinthians 10:22 asks 'Are we stronger than He?'—mirroring the challenge here that no one can withstand God's hand.

Hebrews 10:31 declares it is terrifying to fall into God's hands—exactly the fear implied by God's determined judgment here.

Isaiah 31:3 Parallel

Isaiah 31:3 declares Egyptians are mere men, not God — reinforcing the human weakness contrasted with God's power in Ezekiel 22:14.

Isaiah 45:9 Parallel

Isaiah 45:9 warns against quarreling with the Creator—echoing the theme that humans cannot withstand God's sovereign action.

In Jeremiah 13:21, the same rhetorical question about enduring God's appointed judgment appears—pangs seize the guilty.

Job 33:13 Parallel

In Job 33:13, Elihu asks why man contends with God—same theme of human inability to withstand divine judgment. Both challenge self-reliance.

Job 40:9 Parallel

Job 40:9 asks if Job has an arm like God — a rhetorical challenge to human strength, similar to Ezekiel 22:14's question about enduring judgment.

Mark 13:31 Parallel

Mark 13:31 says Jesus' words will never pass away—similar to the eternal certainty of God's spoken action here.