5 pairs
Ezekiel 12:2 describes the rebellious house of Israel who have eyes but do not see and ears but do not hear, echoing Isaiah's commission to speak to a people who will not understand.
Thematic focusSpiritual Blindness, Rebellion.
Ezekiel 12:6 involves a symbolic act of going into exile, similar to the symbolic acts in Ezekiel 4, where Ezekiel lays siege to a model of Jerusalem.
Thematic focusSymbolic Actions, Prophetic Acts.
Ezekiel 12:13 prophesies that the prince will be caught in a net and brought to Babylon, but will not see it, which is fulfilled in 2 Kings 25:7 when Zedekiah is captured, blinded, and taken to Babylon.
Thematic focusJudgment, Fulfillment of Prophecy.
Ezekiel 12:22 addresses the proverb about delayed visions, similar to 2 Peter 3:4 where scoffers question the promise of Christ's coming, highlighting the theme of divine timing.
Thematic focusDivine Timing, Skepticism.
Ezekiel 12:28 assures that God's words will no longer be delayed, paralleling Habakkuk 2:3 which speaks of the vision awaiting its appointed time and not lying.
Thematic focusCertainty of God's Word, Fulfillment.