Ezekiel 7:26

Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 20:1-3, elders inquire of God but He refuses them—fulfilling the failed counsel from elders in this verse.

In Ezekiel 21:7, the same physical weakening (hearts melt, hands feeble) describes the reaction to news of impending judgment, echoing 7:26's rumor upon rumor.

Psalm 74:9 Parallel

In Psalm 74:9, the psalmist laments the absence of prophets and signs—the same lack of divine guidance as described here.

In Jeremiah 4:20, 'destruction upon destruction' is cried—the same phrase as 'disaster upon disaster' here, describing escalating judgment.

Jeremiah 18:18 falsely claims the law and counsel will not perish, directly opposing the reality of their loss in Ezekiel 7:26.

In Jeremiah 21:2, Zedekiah seeks a prophetic word during Babylon's siege—exactly the kind of seeking described in this passage.

In Lamentations 2:9, 'the law is no more, and her prophets find no vision'—directly echoing the perished law and failed vision here.

Amos 8:11 Parallel

In Amos 8:11, the same famine of hearing God's words echoes the withdrawal of vision and law in Ezekiel 7:26.

Amos 8:12 Parallel

Amos 8:12 describes people seeking the word but not finding it — mirroring the failed quest for vision and counsel in Ezekiel 7:26.

Micah 3:6 Parallel

Micah 3:6 portrays night without vision for prophets, directly parallel to the loss of divine guidance in Ezekiel 7:26.

Jeremiah 8:9 says wise men are shamed for rejecting God's word, matching the perishing of counsel in Ezekiel 7:26.

In Deuteronomy 32:23, God threatens to heap disasters on them, echoing the cumulative calamity announced here.

In Jeremiah 37:17, Zedekiah secretly asks Jeremiah for a word from the Lord—illustrating desperate seeking for prophecy in crisis.