Ezekiel 20:22
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.”Ezekiel 20:22
What Does Ezekiel 20:22 Mean?
Ezekiel 20:22 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 20, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 20:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 43:25“I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”Isaiah 48:11“For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.”Psalms 106:8“Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.”Jeremiah 14:7“O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.”Ezekiel 20:9“But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.”Ezekiel 20:14“But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.”Leviticus 26:45“But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.”1 Kings 20:13“And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.”Psalms 78:38“But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.”Isaiah 48:9“For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.”Jeremiah 14:21“Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.”Ezekiel 20:44“And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.”Exodus 32:12“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”Nehemiah 9:19“Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.”Job 13:21“Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.”Psalms 79:9“Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.”Ezekiel 20:17“Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.”Psalms 25:11“For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.”Psalms 115:1“Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.”Lamentations 2:8“The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.”
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