Ezekiel 20:4

Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 20

“Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:”Ezekiel 20:4

What Does Ezekiel 20:4 Mean?

Ezekiel 20:4 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 20, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Sin.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Ezekiel 20:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 58:1“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.”Ezekiel 22:2“Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.”Ezekiel 16:2“Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,”Ezekiel 23:36“The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;”Micah 3:8“But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.”1 Samuel 7:6“And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.”2 Kings 21:15“Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.”Isaiah 5:3“And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.”Jeremiah 6:27“I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.”Jeremiah 7:16“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.”Jeremiah 11:14“Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.”Jeremiah 14:11“Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.”Jeremiah 15:1“Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.”Jeremiah 34:14“At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.”Ezekiel 14:14“Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.”Ezekiel 14:20“Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.”Ezekiel 23:45“And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.”Hosea 2:2“Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;”Matthew 23:29“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,”Luke 11:47“Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.”

Study Ezekiel 20:4 in the ScriptureVerse app

Every verse in the app has a study sheet with its cross-references (OpenBible.info's 344,799) and commentary, and an AI Bible Teacher that shows the verses behind its answers. Coming to iPhone on February 10, 2027.

Join the waitlist