Ezekiel 23:35

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 23:45-49 details the judgment — righteous men executing sentence — which is the penalty for forgetting God stated in verse 35.

In Ezekiel 23:49, the same judgment phrase 'bear the penalty for your lewdness' directly concludes the oracle — the consequences of forgetting God.

In Ezekiel 8:16, the same image of turning the back appears — men worship the sun with their backs to the temple, fulfilling 'cast me behind your back'.

Ezekiel 44:10 says Levites who went astray from God after idols shall bear punishment — same causation (apostasy leads to penalty) as here.

Ezekiel 7:4 Parallel

Ezekiel 7:4 warns God will bring their ways upon them — same principle of retributive justice as 'bear penalty' in 23:35.

Hosea 13:6 Parallel

Hosea 13:6 ties forgetfulness to prosperity and pride — 'they forgot me' after being filled.

Hosea 8:14 Parallel

Hosea 8:14 also says Israel forgot their Maker — same accusation leading to judgment by fire.

1 Kings 14:9 uses the same phrase 'cast me behind your back' for Jeroboam's idolatry — directly echoed here against Jerusalem.

Isaiah 17:10 likewise rebukes forgetting 'the God of your salvation', linking forgetfulness to failed crops.

Jeremiah 2:32 uses the same 'forgotten me' language, comparing God's people to a bride forgetting her attire.

Jeremiah 3:21 also mentions forgetting God as cause for weeping on the bare heights — same theme.

Jeremiah 13:25 gives the same reason for punishment: 'you have forgotten me and trusted in lies' — verbal parallel.

Jeremiah 32:33 describes turning the back to God — the same image of rejection as 'cast me behind your back' here.

Numbers 14:33 says children will bear your whoredoms (faithlessness) — the same Hebrew phrase 'bear your harlotries' as Ezekiel's 'bear penalty of your lewdness'.

Jeremiah 2:27 describes Israel turning their back to God (worshipping idols) — same image of rejection as 'cast me behind your back' here.

Nehemiah 9:26 recounts Israel casting God's law behind them — same metaphor of rejection as 'cast me behind your back' here.

Hosea 2:13 Parallel

Hosea 2:13 also charges Israel with forgetting God while pursuing lovers — the same indictment for spiritual adultery.

Numbers 14:34 uses 'bear your iniquity' for Israel's wilderness punishment — same phrase for enduring consequences of sin as here.

Leviticus 24:15 states one who curses God shall bear his sin — same idea of bearing penalty for offense against God as in Ezekiel 23:35.

Romans 1:28 Related theme

Romans 1:28 describes people not acknowledging God, resulting in debased mind — similar theme of rejection leading to judgment.

Jeremiah 23:27 Related theme

Jeremiah 23:27 addresses prophets causing people to forget God's name — related to forgetting but through false dreams.