Ezekiel 36:3

Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 34:29 promises removal of the 'reproach of the nations'—directly addressing the same reproach mentioned in Ezekiel 36:3.

Ezekiel 23:32 says Jerusalem will be 'laughed at and held in derision'—the same theme of mockery as in Ezekiel 36:3's 'evil gossip'.

Ezekiel 12:19 speaks of the land being stripped of fullness due to violence, paralleling the desolation and reproach in Ezekiel 36:3.

Deuteronomy 28:37 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:37 warned Israel would become a proverb and byword — the very fate Ezekiel declares has come upon them.

Daniel 9:16 Parallel

Daniel 9:16 confesses that Jerusalem and its people have become a reproach to all around — the same reproach Ezekiel mentions as slander from the nations.

Lamentations 2:16 quotes enemies boasting 'We have swallowed her up' — the exact taunt that made Israel an infamy in Ezekiel.

Lamentations 2:15 shows passersby hissing and wagging heads at Jerusalem — the very scorn that made Israel a 'possession of the nations' in Ezekiel.

Lamentations 2:5 repeats that the Lord swallowed up Israel and her palaces — emphasizing the completeness of the destruction behind the infamy.

Lamentations 2:2 says the Lord swallowed up Jacob's habitations — reinforcing the devastation that made Israel a byword among nations.

Lamentations 1:1 laments Jerusalem's desolation and loneliness, directly paralleling the city's desolate state here.

Jeremiah 52:1–34 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:1-34 also recounts Jerusalem's fall and exile, another historical account of the same desolation.

Jeremiah 51:34 has Nebuchadnezzar swallowing Israel like a dragon — directly echoing the image of being devoured by nations in Ezekiel.

Jeremiah 39:1–18 Historical context

Jeremiah 39:1-18 records the actual fall of Jerusalem and exile, the very desolation Ezekiel references.

Jeremiah 24:9 calls Israel a reproach, proverb, taunt, and curse — the same verbal abuse Ezekiel cites as being 'taken up in the lips of talkers'.

Jeremiah 18:16 describes Israel as an object of perpetual hissing and astonishment — exactly the mockery Ezekiel says makes them a 'possession of the nations'.

Psalm 69:12 Parallel

Psalm 69:12 says 'I was the song of the drunkards' — the exact 'being taken up in the lips of talkers' that Ezekiel indicts the nations for.

Psalm 44:14 Parallel

Psalm 44:14 laments Israel being a byword among nations — parallel to Ezekiel's 'talk and evil gossip' from surrounding peoples.

Psalm 44:13 Parallel

Psalm 44:13 laments being made a reproach and derision — the same public shame Ezekiel identifies as an infamy of the people.

1 Kings 9:8 Parallel

1 Kings 9:8 adds that passersby will be astonished and hiss — matching the scorn and 'lips of talkers' in Ezekiel 36:3.

1 Kings 9:7 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Kings 9:7 prophesied Israel would be a proverb and byword — fulfilled in Ezekiel's description of being an infamy among the people.

Leviticus 26:43 directly connects: the land lies desolate as covenant punishment, matching the desolation described here.

Jeremiah 30:17 mentions being called an outcast, matching the reproach of Ezekiel 36:3, and then promises healing—a direct thematic link.

Psalm 79:4 Parallel

Psalm 79:4 says 'We have become a taunt to our neighbors'—nearly identical to the land being 'evil gossip' in Ezekiel 36:3.

Hosea 8:8 Parallel

Hosea 8:8 uses the same image of Israel being 'swallowed up' and becoming a useless vessel, echoing this desolation among the nations.

Isaiah 49:19 recalls the land's desolation, the same condition described in Ezekiel 36:3, but with a promise of future restoration.

Jeremiah 33:24 records people saying the Lord has cast off Israel — a specific reproach that fits Ezekiel's depiction of slander from surrounding nations.