Bible Cross References
that I have not
Ezekiel 8:6-18
6
God said to me, "Mortal man, do you see what is happening? Look at the disgusting things the people of Israel are doing here, driving me farther and farther away from my holy place. You will see even more disgraceful things than this."
7
He took me to the entrance of the outer courtyard and showed me a hole in the wall.
8
He said, "Mortal man, break through the wall here." I broke through it and found a door.
9
He told me, "Go in and look at the evil, disgusting things they are doing there."
10
So I went in and looked. The walls were covered with drawings of snakes and other unclean animals, and of the other things which the Israelites were worshiping.
11
Seventy Israelite leaders were there, including Jaazaniah son of Shaphan. Each one was holding an incense burner, and smoke was rising from the incense.
12
God asked me, "Mortal man, do you see what the Israelite leaders are doing in secret? They are all worshiping in a room full of images. Their excuse is: 'The LORD doesn't see us! He has abandoned the country.' "
13
Then the LORD said to me, "You are going to see them do even more disgusting things than that."
14
So he took me to the north gate of the Temple and showed me women weeping over the death of the god Tammuz.
15
He asked, "Mortal man, do you see that? You will see even more disgusting things."
16
So he took me to the inner courtyard of the Temple. There near the entrance of the sanctuary, between the altar and the porch, were about twenty-five men. They had turned their backs to the sanctuary and were bowing low toward the east, worshiping the rising sun.
17
The LORD said to me, "Mortal man, do you see that? These people of Judah are not satisfied with merely doing all the disgusting things you have seen here and with spreading violence throughout the country. No, they must come and do them right here in the Temple and make me even more angry. Look how they insult me in the most offensive way possible!
18
They will feel all the force of my anger. I will not spare them or show them any mercy. They will shout prayers to me as loud as they can, but I will not listen to them."
Ezekiel 9:8
While the killing was going on, I was there alone. I threw myself face downward on the ground and shouted, "Sovereign LORD, are you so angry with Jerusalem that you are going to kill everyone left in Israel?"
Ezekiel 9:9
God answered, "The people of Israel and Judah are guilty of terrible sins. They have committed murder all over the land and have filled Jerusalem with crime. They say that I, the LORD, have abandoned their country and that I don't see them.
Genesis 18:22-33
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Then the two men left and went on toward Sodom, but the LORD remained with Abraham.
23
Abraham approached the LORD and asked, "Are you really going to destroy the innocent with the guilty?
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If there are fifty innocent people in the city, will you destroy the whole city? Won't you spare it in order to save the fifty?
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Surely you won't kill the innocent with the guilty. That's impossible! You can't do that. If you did, the innocent would be punished along with the guilty. That is impossible. The judge of all the earth has to act justly."
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The LORD answered, "If I find fifty innocent people in Sodom, I will spare the whole city for their sake."
27
Abraham spoke again: "Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. I am only a man and have no right to say anything.
28
But perhaps there will be only forty-five innocent people instead of fifty. Will you destroy the whole city because there are five too few?" The LORD answered, "I will not destroy the city if I find forty-five innocent people."
29
Abraham spoke again: "Perhaps there will be only forty." He replied, "I will not destroy it if there are forty."
30
Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord, but I must speak again. What if there are only thirty?" He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty."
31
Abraham said, "Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. Suppose that only twenty are found?" He said, "I will not destroy the city if I find twenty."
32
Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord, and I will speak only once more. What if only ten are found?" He said, "I will not destroy it if there are ten."
33
After he had finished speaking with Abraham, the LORD went away, and Abraham returned home.
Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember how the LORD your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.
Nehemiah 9:33
You have done right to punish us; you have been faithful, even though we have sinned.
Proverbs 26:2
Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.
Jeremiah 7:17-28
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Don't you see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
18
The children gather firewood, the men build fires, and the women mix dough to bake cakes for the goddess they call the Queen of Heaven. They also pour out offerings of wine to other gods, in order to hurt me.
19
But am I really the one they are hurting? No, they are hurting themselves and bringing shame on themselves.
20
And so I, the Sovereign LORD, will pour out my fierce anger on this Temple. I will pour it out on people and animals alike, and even on the trees and the crops. My anger will be like a fire that no one can put out.
21
"My people, some sacrifices you burn completely on the altar, and some you are permitted to eat. But what I, the LORD, say is that you might as well eat them all.
22
I gave your ancestors no commands about burnt offerings or any other kinds of sacrifices when I brought them out of Egypt.
23
But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them.
24
But they did not obey or pay any attention. Instead, they did whatever their stubborn and evil hearts told them to do, and they became worse instead of better.
25
From the day that your ancestors came out of Egypt until this very day I have kept on sending to you my servants, the prophets.
26
Yet no one listened or paid any attention. Instead, you became more stubborn and rebellious than your ancestors.
27
"So, Jeremiah, you will speak all these words to my people, but they will not listen to you; you will call them, but they will not answer.
28
You will tell them that their nation does not obey me, the LORD their God, or learn from their punishment. Faithfulness is dead. No longer is it even talked about.
Jeremiah 22:8
"Afterward many foreigners will pass by and ask one another why I, the LORD, have done such a thing to this great city.
Jeremiah 22:9
Then they will answer that it is because you have abandoned your covenant with me, your God, and have worshiped and served other gods."
Daniel 9:7
You, Lord, always do what is right, but we have always brought disgrace on ourselves. This is true of all of us who live in Judea and in Jerusalem and of all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far because they were unfaithful to you.
Daniel 9:14
You, O LORD our God, were prepared to punish us, and you did, because you always do what is right, and we did not listen to you.
Romans 2:5
But you have a hard and stubborn heart, and so you are making your own punishment even greater on the Day when God's anger and righteous judgments will be revealed.
Revelation 15:4
Who will not stand in awe of you, Lord? Who will refuse to declare your greatness? You alone are holy. All the nations will come and worship you, because your just actions are seen by all."
Revelation 16:6
They poured out the blood of God's people and of the prophets, and so you have given them blood to drink. They are getting what they deserve!"