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 warns God will bring their ways upon them — same principle of retributive justice as 'bear penalty' in 23:35.
Hosea 13:6 ties forgetfulness to prosperity and pride — 'they forgot me' after being filled.
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 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 describes people not acknowledging God, resulting in debased mind — similar theme of rejection leading to judgment.
Jeremiah 23:27 addresses prophets causing people to forget God's name — related to forgetting but through false dreams.