Ezekiel 24:21

Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 24:16 calls his wife 'delight of your eyes' — the same phrase used for the sanctuary here, making her a sign of the temple's destruction.

Ezekiel 24:25 reinforces the same prophecy, repeating the taking away of the sanctuary and loved ones as a sign.

Ezekiel 9:7 Prophetic fulfillment

In Ezekiel 9:7, the temple is defiled with slain bodies — this fulfills the desecration promised in 24:21.

In Ezekiel 7:20-22, the temple is defiled due to idolatry — directly parallel to God's declaration in 24:21 that He will desecrate the sanctuary.

Ezekiel 33:28 warns of desolation and the end of proud might, connecting to the profaning of the pride of your power.

Psalm 74:7 Related theme

Psalm 74:7 directly describes the burning and profanation of the sanctuary, fulfilling this prophecy of God's judgment.

Psalm 79:1 Prophetic fulfillment

Psalm 79:1 laments that nations have defiled the holy temple, echoing the same desecration spoken here.

Daniel 11:31 prophesies forces profaning the sanctuary and setting up the abomination, a later parallel to this judgment.

Jeremiah 7:14 also prophesies God’s judgment on the temple, matching this declaration of profaning the sanctuary.

Jeremiah 16:4 explicitly describes sons and daughters dying by sword and famine — the same fate prophesied here for Jerusalem's children.

Lamentations 2:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:7 says the Lord disowned his sanctuary, directly echoing this prophecy of God profaning it.

Lamentations 2:6 describes God destroying the meeting place, paralleling the profanation of the sanctuary here.

Lamentations 1:10 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 1:10 recounts the enemy entering the sanctuary, directly fulfilling this prophecy of profanation.

Jeremiah 52:13 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 52:13 records the burning of the temple, fulfilling the prophecy of God profaning his sanctuary here.

Zechariah 11:3 wails that the shepherds' glory is ruined, mirroring the sanctuary—the pride and delight—being profaned here.

Amos 6:8 Parallel

Amos 6:8 declares God abhors the pride of Jacob and will deliver up the city, paralleling the profaning of the sanctuary and pride of your power.

Lamentations 2:1 describes God casting down the splendor of Israel and forgetting his footstool, directly paralleling the profanation of the sanctuary.

Leviticus 26:31 warns God will make sanctuaries desolate — the same covenant curse now applied to Jerusalem's temple being profaned.

Jeremiah 51:51 laments foreigners entering the temple, directly echoing the profaning of the sanctuary in this verse.

Jeremiah 12:7 has God forsaking his house and giving his beloved into enemies' hands — the same profanation of the sanctuary pictured here.

Isaiah 64:11 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 64:11 laments the holy house burned and ruined — the same temple destruction that Ezekiel declares God will bring about.

1 Kings 9:7 Parallel

1 Kings 9:7 threatens God will cast out his consecrated house — the very fate of the temple being profaned and abandoned here.

Psalm 84:1 Contrast

Psalm 84:1 exclaims how lovely God's dwelling place is — the sanctuary that will be profaned in judgment.

Psalm 27:4 Contrast

Psalm 27:4 expresses desire to dwell in the temple — the very sanctuary God will profane and destroy.

Isaiah 47:6 Parallel

Isaiah 47:6 uses 'profaned my heritage' for God's anger against his people, a similar act of divine judgment though focused on the nation, not the sanctuary.

Psalm 132:8 Contrast

Psalm 132:8 prays for God to dwell in His sanctuary — the sanctuary God will profane, driving out His presence.

Psalm 96:6 Contrast

Psalm 96:6 celebrates the sanctuary's beauty — the very sanctuary God will profane in judgment here.

Zephaniah 3:11 promises removal of the proudly exultant from God's holy mountain, echoing the profaning of the sanctuary here.