Ezekiel 4:14
Then said I, Ah Lord God! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 9:8, the prophet again cries 'Ah Lord God!' in protest, mirroring his anguished response to judgment here.
Ezekiel 20:49 also begins with 'Ah Lord God!' as he complains about being misunderstood, echoing the same lament.
Exodus 22:31 commands not to eat flesh torn by beasts, a law Ezekiel explicitly references when he says he hasn't eaten torn meat.
Leviticus 11:40 directly addresses eating a carcass, matching Ezekiel's claim of never eating such flesh and reinforcing the dietary law.
Leviticus 17:15 explicitly forbids eating animals that died naturally or were torn—the exact law Ezekiel invokes to prove his purity.
Isaiah 65:4 condemns those who eat pig's flesh and tainted meat — a stark contrast to Ezekiel's lifelong purity from such foods.
Isaiah 66:17 describes those who eat unclean things like pig and mouse, contrasting with Ezekiel's refusal to eat anything tainted.
In Acts 10:14, Peter protests 'Not so, Lord; I have never eaten anything common,' directly echoing Ezekiel's claim of lifelong dietary purity.
Leviticus 7:24 directly forbids eating fat from animals that died naturally or were torn — exactly what Ezekiel says he never ate.
Deuteronomy 14:21 prohibits eating anything that died naturally — the very law Ezekiel alludes to when he says he never ate carrion.
Daniel 1:8 shows Daniel resolving not to defile himself with royal food — a parallel commitment to ritual purity like Ezekiel's.
Jeremiah 1:6 similarly exclaims 'Ah, Lord God!' in protest of inadequacy, paralleling Ezekiel's cry of personal purity.
Hebrews 9:10 explains that food and drink regulations were temporary — providing the theological context for Ezekiel's concern with defilement.
Malachi 1:13 rebukes offering blemished sacrifices — contrasting with Ezekiel's scrupulous avoidance of defilement in food.
Acts 15:20 echoes dietary purity concerns — abstaining from blood and strangled things — similar to Ezekiel's refusal of unclean food.
Colossians 2:16 warns against judging over food and drink — offering a NT freedom that contrasts with Ezekiel's strict dietary scruples.