Ezekiel 23:39

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 23:38 describes the same defilement of sanctuary and Sabbaths, which verse 39 specifies occurred on the same day as child sacrifices.

Ezekiel 23:37 mentions the same child sacrifice and adultery, providing the immediate context for this verse's accusation.

Ezekiel 43:8 describes how they defiled God's holy name by their abominations, reinforcing the same defilement theme.

Ezekiel 43:7 promises the sanctuary will never again be defiled — contrasting with the present defilement here.

Ezekiel 16:20 details the child sacrifice to idols, the very act that precedes entering the sanctuary in this verse.

Ezekiel 8:6 Parallel

In Ezekiel 8:6, God shows the great abominations causing Him to depart from His sanctuary — the same defilement described here.

Ezekiel 44:7 Related theme

Ezekiel 44:7 condemns bringing foreigners into the sanctuary, sharing the theme of temple profanation seen in Ezekiel 23:39.

Jeremiah 11:15 asks what right the wicked have in God's house, echoing the same hypocrisy.

Micah 3:11 Parallel

Micah 3:11 condemns false confidence in God while doing evil, mirroring the mindset of Ezekiel's audience.

Jeremiah 7:8-11 rebukes those who commit evil and then come to the temple, a direct parallel to Ezekiel.

2 Chronicles 33:4-7 describes Manasseh's idolatrous altars and image in the temple, echoing the profanation linked to child sacrifice in Ezekiel 23:39.

2 Kings 21:4 records Manasseh building pagan altars in the temple, directly paralleling the temple defilement after child sacrifice in Ezekiel 23:39.

Jeremiah 7:10 echoes this: people who commit abominations then come to the temple, saying 'We are delivered' — same hypocrisy of defiling sanctuary after idolatry.

2 Chronicles 33:6 Historical context

2 Chronicles 33:6 records Manasseh's child sacrifice, directly paralleling the sin that precedes temple defilement in Ezekiel 23:39.

Leviticus 20:2 gives the law against child sacrifice to Molek, which is the specific sin preceding temple profanation in Ezekiel 23:39.

Leviticus 20:3 explicitly links child sacrifice to defiling the sanctuary, closely matching the combined sins in Ezekiel 23:39.

John 18:28 Parallel

In John 18:28, the leaders' concern for ritual purity while plotting murder mirrors the hypocrisy of child sacrifice followed by temple entry in Ezekiel 23:39.

2 Kings 17:17 Historical context

2 Kings 17:17 describes child sacrifice by the northern kingdom, the same practice that leads to temple profanation in Ezekiel 23:39.

Jeremiah 23:11 condemns wickedness in the temple by priests and prophets, reinforcing the theme of sanctuary defilement in Ezekiel 23:39.