Ezekiel 16:20
Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 16 connects to 10 cross-references. The extended allegory of the unfaithful wife: Jerusalem is like an abandoned infant rescued, raised to beauty, and betrothed by God, who then prostituted herself to every nation worse than Samaria or Sodom. Yet God will remember the covenant made …
Other Translations
Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were thy whoredoms a small matter,
And thou dost take thy sons and thy daughters Whom thou hast born to Me, And dost sacrifice them to them for food. Is it a little thing because of thy whoredoms,
And you took your sons and your daughters whom I had by you, offering even these to them to be their food. Was your loose behaviour so small a thing,
Cross References
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause …
And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to …
Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, …
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it …
For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to …
That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and …
And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare …
For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with …
And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth …