Ezekiel 7:20

As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 7:22 shows the direct consequence: God hides his face and the sanctuary is profaned by robbers.

Ezekiel 24:21 speaks of God profaning the temple, the pride of Israel—parallels the prideful ornaments that become unclean here.

Ezekiel 9:7 Parallel

Ezekiel 9:7 depicts the temple defiled with slain bodies, fulfilling the judgment that unclean things would be brought in.

Ezekiel 8:16 depicts twenty-five men worshiping the sun at the temple entrance—a direct fulfillment of the abominations referenced in the main verse.

Ezekiel 8:7-10 reveals the hidden chamber where elders worship creeping things—a graphic example of the abominable images made from ornaments in the main verse.

Ezekiel 5:11 directly parallels this: defiling the sanctuary with abominations brings God's relentless judgment.

In Ezekiel 44:7, bringing foreigners into the sanctuary pollutes it, similar to the abominable images placed in the temple in the main verse.

In Ezekiel 16:16, fine garments are used to make idolatrous high places, paralleling the misuse of beautiful ornaments in the main verse.

In Ezekiel 10:18, the glory of the Lord departs from the temple, the direct consequence of the idolatry mentioned in the main verse.

Ezekiel 8:6 Parallel

In Ezekiel 8:6, the great abominations drive God from His sanctuary, mirroring the cause and result described in the main verse.

Ezekiel 8:3 Parallel

In Ezekiel 8:3, an idol is shown at the temple gate, directly connecting to the abominable images made from ornaments in the main verse.

In Ezekiel 11:18, the people remove detestable things after exile, contrasting with God's earlier removal of the ornament due to their sin.

2 Kings 21:4 Historical context

2 Kings 21:4 records Manasseh building altars in the temple, a historical instance of the defilement God condemns in the main verse.

Lamentations 2:7 shows God scorning his altar and giving up the sanctuary to enemies, a direct fulfillment of the judgment.

Lamentations 1:10 describes the enemy plundering the precious things and entering the sanctuary, the outcome of the judgment.

Jeremiah 7:30 declares that the people set up detestable things in the temple, directly paralleling the abominations described in the main verse.

Isaiah 64:11 Related theme

Isaiah 64:11 laments the temple burned by fire — the direct consequence of the idolatry described here, where ornaments were made into idols.

2 Kings 21:7 Historical context

2 Kings 21:7 describes Manasseh placing an Asherah pole in the temple—the kind of abominable image made from ornaments in the main verse.

2 Kings 23:11 Historical context

2 Kings 23:11 notes Josiah's removal of sun-dedicated horses and chariots from the temple, reflecting the idolatrous use of precious items in the main verse.

2 Kings 23:12 Historical context

2 Kings 23:12 reports Josiah tearing down altars built on the roof, showing the reversal of the abominations mentioned in the main verse.

2 Chronicles 3:1-17 details the temple's gold and beauty — the very ornaments the people used for pride and idolatry, defiling God's house.

2 Chronicles 33:4–7 Historical context

2 Chronicles 33:4-7 recounts Manasseh's idolatry in the temple, providing the full context behind the abominations in the main verse.

2 Chronicles 36:14 states that the leaders and people defiled the temple, summarizing the sin condemned in the main verse.

In Daniel 11:31, the abomination that desolates is set up in the temple, echoing the pattern of idolatry that defiles God's sanctuary.

Deuteronomy 27:15 pronounces a curse on making carved images, the very sin behind the ornaments becoming an abomination.

Lamentations 2:1 laments God casting down the splendor of Israel and rejecting his footstool, echoing the profaned sanctuary.

1 Chronicles 29:2 lists gold and silver dedicated to the temple—contrasts with the same resources used for idolatry in this verse.

Psalm 79:1 Parallel

Psalm 79:1 describes the temple defiled by enemies—parallel to God making the idols unclean here.

Jeremiah 12:7 God abandons his inheritance—echoing the judgment of defiling their ornaments here.

Jeremiah 7:14 parallels the threat: God will destroy the temple as he did Shiloh, because of their idolatry.

Ezra 3:12 Related theme

Ezra 3:12 shows the weeping over the inferior second temple — the loss of the former glory defiled by idolatry here.

Psalm 48:2 Contrast

Psalm 48:2 celebrates Zion's beauty — the same beauty the people corrupted by turning ornaments into idols.

Psalm 50:2 Contrast

Psalm 50:2 calls Zion 'the perfection of beauty' — the glory the people defiled with their abominable images.

In 2 Chronicles 3:7, gold adorns God's temple—contrasting with the jewelry here used for idols.

1 Chronicles 16:29 calls for worship in holy splendor, contrasting with the misuse of ornaments for idolatrous pride.

In Lamentations 1:6, the same removal of beauty from Zion occurs, echoing the judgment on Jerusalem's splendor turned to idolatry.

Psalm 96:9 Contrast

Psalm 96:9 calls for worship in holy splendor—opposite to the pride in jewelry used for idols here.