Ezekiel 5:10

Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 5:12 details the threefold judgment — plague, sword, and scattering — while verse 10 focuses on cannibalism and scattering.

Ezekiel 36:19 describes the scattering as already executed, matching the judgment pronounced here.

Ezekiel 20:23 recalls God's oath to scatter Israel among nations, reinforcing the scattering judgment announced here.

Ezekiel 22:15 repeats the scattering threat, linking it to purging uncleanness, exactly the same judgment.

Ezekiel 6:8 Contrast

Ezekiel 6:8 promises a remnant left alive among the nations after the scattering, offering a glimmer of hope amid the judgment of verse 10.

In Ezekiel 11:9, the same phrase 'execute judgments' appears, reinforcing God's consistent action against Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 12:14 uses the same phrase 'scatter to every wind' for the prince's helpers, echoing the dispersion judgment of verse 10.

Ezekiel 25:11 uses 'execute judgments' for Moab, showing the same formula of divine punishment on nations.

Lamentations 4:10 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 4:10 describes compassionate women boiling their own children, a vivid historical witness to the cannibalism Ezekiel prophesied.

Lamentations 2:20 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:20 laments the reality of women eating their offspring, showing the fulfillment of this prophecy in Jerusalem's fall.

Jeremiah 19:9 gives the same prophecy of parents eating children during siege, reinforcing the certainty of this covenant curse.

Isaiah 9:20 Parallel

Isaiah 9:20 describes the same desperate cannibalism among God's people, each eating his own arm, as judgment for societal collapse.

2 Kings 6:29 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Kings 6:29, this same horror of parents eating children actually occurs during Samaria's siege, historical fulfillment of the prophetic curse.

Leviticus 26:29 Prophetic fulfillment

In Leviticus 26:29, the covenant curse of cannibalism is prescribed — here Ezekiel pronounces its fulfillment against Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 28:53–57 Prophetic fulfillment

In Deuteronomy 28:53-57, the same covenant curse of cannibalism during siege is detailed — this verse pronounces its fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 4:27 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 4:27 warns of scattering among nations, a curse that is being enacted in this judgment.

Leviticus 26:33 Prophetic fulfillment

Leviticus 26:33 is the covenant curse of scattering that this judgment fulfills, echoing the same language.

Zechariah 11:9 describes people devouring each other's flesh, directly echoing the cannibalism in Ezekiel's judgment.

Jeremiah 49:36 also uses scattering to the four winds for Elam, echoing the same metaphor of divine dispersion.

In Jeremiah 49:32, the same phrase 'scatter to every wind' is used against Kedar, showing God's judgment pattern extends to all nations.

In 2 Kings 6:28, a woman reports eating her son during siege — the exact horror of cannibalism prophesied here.

Jeremiah 52:6 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:6 records the actual famine during Jerusalem's siege, fulfilling the severe judgment that led to cannibalism.

2 Kings 25:3 Historical context

In 2 Kings 25:3, the severe famine during Jerusalem’s siege provides the historical setting for the cannibalism prophesied here.

Lamentations 4:3 describes the people's cruelty, paralleling the extreme dehumanization seen in the cannibalism judgment.

Lamentations 2:19 Historical context

Lamentations 2:19 depicts children fainting from hunger during the siege, the same crisis behind the cannibalism in Ezekiel.

In Jeremiah 13:14, fathers and sons are dashed together in judgment, similarly to the family destruction described here.

Isaiah 49:26 promises that oppressors will eat their own flesh and drink blood — a different target but same imagery of divine judgment.