Ezekiel 20:9
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“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 20:9
What Does Ezekiel 20:9 Mean?
Ezekiel 20:9 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 20, verse 9 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 20:9 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.”Ezekiel 39:7“So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.”Numbers 14:13“And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)”1 Samuel 12:22“For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.”Psalms 25:11“For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.”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.”Isaiah 37:35“For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.”Ezekiel 20:22“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.”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.”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.”2 Samuel 7:23“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”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.”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.”Ezekiel 36:21“But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.”Deuteronomy 9:28“Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.”Deuteronomy 32:26“I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:”Joshua 9:9“And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,”1 Samuel 4:8“Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.”
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