Ezekiel 36:20
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the Lord, and are gone forth out of his land.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 39:7 echoes the same concern — God will stop the pollution of His name and make it known among the nations.
Ezekiel 22:26 describes priests profaning holy things within Israel — a different form of profanation than the national profanation among the nations here.
Exodus 32:11-13 shows Moses pleading that God's name not be profaned among Egyptians, a similar concern to Ezekiel 36:20.
Numbers 14:16 records the very accusation nations would make—that God couldn't fulfill His promise—matching the blasphemy in Ezekiel 36:20.
Joshua 7:9 expresses concern that God's name will be disgraced among Canaanites, echoing the profaning of God's name in Ezekiel 36:20.
In 2 Kings 18:35, the Assyrian lists gods that failed to deliver, directly challenging the LORD's uniqueness—a clear instance of profaning His name.
In 2 Kings 19:10-12, Sennacherib's message mocks God's ability to deliver, repeating the same challenge to God's reputation among the nations.
Isaiah 52:5 also laments that God's name is blasphemed among the nations because of Israel's exile, directly paralleling Ezekiel 36:20.
In Jeremiah 33:24, the people say God has cast off His chosen families—directly echoing the nations' statement in Ezekiel 36:20 that God's people are exiled.
Romans 2:24 applies the same principle: Israel's sin causes God's name to be blasphemed among Gentiles, echoing Ezekiel 36:20.
In 2 Samuel 12:14, David's sin gives enemies occasion to blaspheme—directly parallel to how Israel's exile profanes God's name in Ezekiel 36:20.
1 Timothy 6:1 applies the same principle — believers' behavior can cause God's name to be blasphemed among outsiders.
In Leviticus 18:21, God commands Israel not to profane His name—the same phrase 'profane the name of thy God' used in Ezekiel 36:20 regarding exile.
In Leviticus 19:12, swearing falsely profanes God's name—same vocabulary as the profanation by exile in Ezekiel 36:20.
Jeremiah 30:17 echoes the same concern: the nations scorn God's people, but He promises healing and restoration for His name's sake.
In Nehemiah 5:9, Nehemiah warns that exploiting the poor brings reproach from the heathen—similar concern for God's reputation among nations in Ezekiel 36:20.