Ezekiel 33:26
Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 22:9-11 lists sexual abominations including defiling a neighbour's wife, matching the specific sin in this verse.
Ezekiel 18:15 contrasts a righteous man who has not defiled his neighbour's wife, echoing the accusation here.
In Ezekiel 18:12, the same terms 'violence' and 'abomination' describe the wicked — a direct parallel within Ezekiel's indictment.
In Ezekiel 18:11, the same phrase 'defiled his neighbour's wife' appears, directly paralleling the sin listed here.
Jeremiah 5:9 declares God's vengeance on such sins, reinforcing the judgment implied in the question 'shall ye possess the land?'
In Revelation 21:27, nothing that 'worketh abomination' enters the New Jerusalem — a direct echo of the same phrase and defilement theme.
In Revelation 21:8, 'the abominable' and murderers face the lake of fire — mirroring the sins of violence and abomination with eternal judgment.
Leviticus 18:25 states that defilement causes the land to vomit out its inhabitants, directly connecting to the land possession question here.
Psalm 50:16-20 rebukes those who recite God's laws but hate discipline — mirroring Ezekiel's condemnation of people who rely on the sword while doing abominations.
Joshua 23:16 directly states that breaking the covenant will cause them to perish from the land — answering Ezekiel's rhetorical question with a clear threat.
Deuteronomy 29:18-23 warns that idolatry brings covenant curses, making the land like Sodom — the same consequence implied in Ezekiel's question about possessing the land.
Leviticus 20:22 commands obedience to avoid being spued out by the land, same consequence as implied here for abominations.
Leviticus 18:28 warns the land will spue out the defiled, mirroring the threat of losing the land in this verse.
Jeremiah 7:9 lists similar sins (steal, murder, adultery) and asks if they think the temple protects them — the same hypocrisy Ezekiel confronts regarding land possession.
2 Chronicles 33:8 states that God will not remove Israel from the land if they obey — directly relating to Ezekiel's conditional 'shall you possess the land?'
Jeremiah 5:8 describes men neighing after their neighbour's wives, the same adultery condemned here.
In Leviticus 18:26-30, the land is defiled by abominations — echoing the defilement and threat of being vomited out.
In Zephaniah 3:3, leaders are compared to predatory beasts — echoing the violent 'stand upon your sword' accusation here.