Ezekiel 33:25

Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 22:9 combines slander to shed blood and eating on mountains (idolatrous feasts) — a direct parallel to the sins listed here.

Ezekiel 18:15 again describes the righteous grandson who avoids eating on mountains and lifting eyes to idols.

Ezekiel 18:12 includes lifting eyes to idols among the wicked son's sins, reinforcing that idolatry leads to judgment.

Ezekiel 18:6 lists the same sins — eating blood and lifting eyes to idols — as marks of a righteous man, contrasting the people's guilt.

Ezekiel 9:9 Parallel

Ezekiel 9:9 describes the land full of blood and injustice, echoing the bloodshed and violence condemned here as reasons for losing the land.

Ezekiel 22:6 exposes Israel's princes bent on shedding blood — directly parallel to the bloodshed mentioned here.

Leviticus 3:17 reiterates the prohibition against eating blood — the same law violated here.

Acts 15:29 Parallel

Acts 15:29 repeats the command to abstain from blood, affirming the same prohibition from the OT.

Acts 15:20 Parallel

Acts 15:20 extends the blood prohibition to Gentile believers, showing its ongoing relevance in the early church.

Jeremiah 7:10 exposes false security — coming to the temple then continuing abominations — mirroring the same question of whether sinners can possess the land.

In Jeremiah 7:9, a similar catalog of sins (steal, murder, adultery, idolatry) parallels this accusation, showing Israel's persistent covenant violations.

1 Samuel 14:32-34 shows Israel sinning by eating blood; Saul corrects them, paralleling Ezekiel's accusation.

Deuteronomy 12:16 reiterates the blood prohibition, commanding it be poured out—Israel's sin is clear.

Leviticus 19:26 repeats the ban on eating blood, reinforcing the command Israel disregards.

Leviticus 17:10-14 is the foundational blood prohibition, explaining life is in the blood—the law Israel breaks here.

Leviticus 7:27 adds the penalty of being cut off for eating blood, showing the severity of Israel's sin.

Leviticus 7:26 directly forbids eating blood—the very law Israel is violating in Ezekiel 33:25.

Genesis 9:4 Citation

Genesis 9:4 prohibits eating blood — the law that the people in Ezekiel are breaking.

2 Kings 21:8 conditions land possession on obedience — the very condition Israel has violated, making this a contrast between promise and reality.

2 Kings 24:4 Historical context

2 Kings 24:4 cites Manasseh's innocent bloodshed as reason for no pardon — the same 'shed blood' sin that disqualifies Israel from the land.

2 Chronicles 33:8 echoes the conditional land promise (if they obey) — highlighting that disobedience, as listed here, forfeits that promise.

Deuteronomy 15:23 also prohibits eating blood, reinforcing the specific law being broken here.

Deuteronomy 12:25 forbids eating blood, directly citing the law this verse alludes to when accusing Israel of eating flesh with blood.

Jeremiah 44:15-19 shows people stubbornly worshiping the queen of heaven, blaming their troubles on ceasing this idolatry — same sin pattern.

Deuteronomy 4:19 warns against lifting eyes to heavenly bodies and worshiping them — a specific form of the idolatry condemned here.