Ezekiel 24:25

Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 24:21 already describes the same loss—the sanctuary as the desire of their eyes—which 24:25 restates.

Ezekiel 24:16 uses the same phrase 'desire of your eyes' for Ezekiel's wife — the personal sign that illustrates this national judgment.

Jeremiah 7:4 Related theme

Jeremiah 7:4 warns against false trust in the temple, which Ezekiel says will be taken away—both point to judgment on Jerusalem.

Isaiah 64:11 laments the destruction of the temple and pleasant places — the same calamity described here as the removal of their pride and delight.

Lamentations 2:4 explicitly states God killed those who were delightful — identical to 'the delight of your eyes' in this verse.

Psalm 48:2 Contrast

Psalm 48:2 extols Jerusalem as beautiful and joyful, the very city Ezekiel says will be taken away in judgment.

Psalm 50:2 Contrast

Psalm 50:2 describes Zion as God's perfect beauty, which Ezekiel 24:25 says God will remove.

Psalm 122:1-9 celebrates Jerusalem and the house of the Lord, the very delight Ezekiel prophesies will be taken.

Lamentations 1:6 mourns Jerusalem's lost majesty and princes — directly parallels the removal of pride and delight here.

Jeremiah 15:7 depicts God winnowing and bereaving His people — a parallel judgment where God takes away their children and delight.