Ezekiel 22:26

Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 22:8 similarly accuses Israel of despising holy things and profaning Sabbaths, reinforcing the priests' failure.

Ezekiel 44:23 commands priests to teach the difference between holy and common, directly contrasting the failure described here.

Ezekiel 20:13 recounts Israel's past profaning of Sabbaths, mirroring the same sin among the priests in 22:26.

In Ezekiel 44:24, priests are commanded to teach the difference between holy and common — the very duty they neglected in Ezekiel 22:26.

In Ezekiel 44:7, foreigners profane the sanctuary — another instance of priests failing to guard the holy from the common.

In Ezekiel 42:20, the temple wall separates holy from common — the very distinction the priests in Ezekiel 22:26 failed to maintain.

Ezekiel 13:19 Related theme

In Ezekiel 13:19, prophets profane God among His people — similar failure to honor what is holy, though focused on prophets rather than priests.

Leviticus 10:10 explicitly commands priests to distinguish holy from common, which is precisely what these priests failed to do.

Malachi 2:8 Parallel

Malachi 2:8 says priests have caused many to stumble at the law, directly paralleling the failure to teach holy from common.

Malachi 1:6-8 accuses priests of despising God's name by offering polluted sacrifices, mirroring the profaning of holy things here.

Haggai 2:11-13 gives a concrete example of priestly teaching on contamination — exactly what the priests in Ezekiel neglected.

Zephaniah 3:4 similarly condemns priests for polluting the sanctuary and doing violence to the law, echoing the same corruption.

Micah 3:12 Parallel

In Micah 3:12, the judgment of Zion results from such priestly sins—showing the same consequence as in Ezekiel's context.

Micah 3:11 Parallel

In Micah 3:11, priests teach for pay—a direct parallel to priests here failing to teach the difference between holy and profane.

Leviticus 11:47 commands distinguishing clean from unclean — the very duty Ezekiel's priests failed to teach, profaning God's holiness.

In Jeremiah 2:8, priests and law-handlers fail to know God—mirroring the failure to distinguish holy from profane here.

Leviticus 20:25 requires separating clean from unclean — the priests in Ezekiel ignored this, causing profanation.

Leviticus 22:2–33 Historical context

Leviticus 22:2-33 gives the law for priests to treat holy offerings with reverence, the standard violated here.

In 1 Samuel 2:12-17, Eli's sons profane the offerings—parallel corrupt priests failing to honor holy things.

In 2 Chronicles 36:14, priests and leaders pollute the Lord's house with abominations — a direct parallel to profaning holy things.

Leviticus 22:15 forbids profaning holy things — the very command the priests in Ezekiel violated.

Hosea 4:9 Parallel

Hosea 4:9 pronounces judgment on priests who lead the people astray—echoing the profanation described in Ezekiel 22:26.

In Jeremiah 23:11, both prophet and priest are godless, even in God's house — matching the corruption and profanation described here.

1 Samuel 2:15 shows Eli's sons taking raw meat from sacrifices, a specific example of priests profaning holy offerings.

Leviticus 10:1–3 Historical context

Leviticus 10:1-3 records Nadab and Abihu's death for offering strange fire, demonstrating the consequence of profaning holy things.

1 Samuel 2:29 rebukes Eli's sons for kicking at God's sacrifice, a pattern of dishonoring holy things similar to this.

In 2 Kings 16:11, Urijah the priest builds a pagan altar — another example of priests profaning holy things by violating God's pattern.

In 1 Samuel 2:22, Eli's sons also sin at the tabernacle, though their sin is sexual—another example of priestly corruption.

Malachi 2:1-3 threatens judgment on priests who fail to honor God, similar to the divine condemnation of priestly corruption.

In Lamentations 4:13, priests' sins lead to bloodshed—another indictment of priestly corruption, though the specific sin differs.

Jeremiah 2:26 Related theme

In Jeremiah 2:26, priests are listed among those who will be ashamed—showing their guilt alongside other leaders.