Cross references

Ezekiel 8:12

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

Ezekiel 8:12 BSB

Ezekiel 8:12 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 29:15 (7 votes) and Ezekiel 9:9 (6 votes). 45 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Genesis 6 to Ephesians 5.

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Which verses does Ezekiel 8:12 point to?

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  1. Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”

  2. He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’

  3. “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.”

  4. He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

  5. And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

  6. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

  7. Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are! Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

  8. Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths. When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief. …

  9. They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.” Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? …

  10. “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.” Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall. …

  11. “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!

  12. Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.

  13. Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.

  14. In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.

Which verses point to Ezekiel 8:12?

The 10 strongest of 45.