Ezekiel 39:29 reverses this: God promises to hide his face no more and pour out his Spirit—a direct contrast.

Verse 28 continues this prophecy: it confirms the exile-judgment and adds the promise of regathering.

Ezekiel 36:18-23 explains in detail why Israel went into captivity — for defiling the land and profaning God's name — directly supporting the explanation.

Ezekiel 36:36 adds that the nations will know God through restoration, contrasting the negative knowledge of punishment with positive knowledge through rebuilding.

Ezekiel 37:28 also uses 'nations shall know', but there it's about sanctification—complementing the judgment theme.

Isaiah 59:2 explains that sins hide God's face, directly clarifying the cause in Ezekiel's verse.

Lamentations 2:15-17 shows nations mocking Jerusalem and affirms that the Lord fulfilled his word—double echo.

Lamentations 1:8 describes Jerusalem's grievous sin leading to removal and shame—the same pattern of exile.

Jeremiah 40:3 explicitly states God brought this evil because of sin and disobedience—mirroring the cause here.

Jeremiah 22:9 directly answers that question: forsaking the covenant and worshiping other gods caused the fall.

Jeremiah 22:8 records nations asking why God destroyed Jerusalem—echoing the same public witness of judgment.

Isaiah 64:7 confesses God hid his face due to iniquities, exactly the reason given in Ezekiel.

Deuteronomy 31:17 prophesies God hiding his face and forsaking Israel—here that prophecy is fulfilled.

Isaiah 42:24 asks the same question—God gave up Israel because they sinned—reinforcing this explanation.

Isaiah 8:17 explicitly states God hiding his face from Jacob, matching Ezekiel's explanation for captivity.

Isaiah 1:15 describes God hiding his eyes from sinful prayers, the same judgment of hidden face for iniquity.

Psalm 106:41 echoes this theme—God gave Israel into the hands of nations because of their rebellion.

Psalm 30:7 recalls God hiding his face causing dismay, mirroring the consequence of God's hidden face in Ezekiel.

In 2 Chronicles 7:22, the same explanation for exile appears: forsaking God and serving other gods brought disaster.

Judges 3:8 records God selling Israel into enemy hands—parallel to the judgment of exile here.

In Judges 2:14, God gives Israel into enemy hands for their sin—exactly the same pattern of divine abandonment described here.

Deuteronomy 32:20 directly parallels God hiding his face from unfaithful Israel, the same reason for captivity in Ezekiel.

Deuteronomy 31:18 adds the reason: God hides his face because of their evil and turning to other gods.

Isaiah 54:8 also mentions God hiding His face, but there it is temporary with compassion—contrasting the judgment here.

In Jeremiah 40:2, a pagan captain acknowledges that God himself pronounced this evil—confirming divine agency.