10 So I caused them to go H3318 forth H3318 out of the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ me.'E.retz H776 of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם mitz.Ra.yim H4714 , and brought H935 them into the wilderness הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ ha.mid.Bar H4057 . 12 Moreover also וְגַ֤ם ve.Gam H1571 I gave H5414 them my sabbaths שַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙ sha.be.to.Tai H7676 , to be H1961 a sign לְא֔וֹת le.'ot H226 between me and them , that they might know לָדַ֕עַת la.Da.'at H3045 that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth them . 13 But the house בֵֽית־ veit- H1004 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 rebelled H4784 against me in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 : they walked הָלָ֜כוּ ha.La.khu H1980 not in my statutes H2708 , and they rejected מָאָ֗סוּ ma.'A.su H3988 mine ordinances H4941 , which if a man H120 keep , he shall live in them ; and my sabbaths שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י sha.be.to.Tai H7676 they greatly profaned H2490 . Then I said H559 I would pour לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ lish.Pokh H8210 out my wrath H2534 upon them in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 , to consume them . 14 But I wrought for my name’s שְׁמִ֑י she.Mi H8034 sake לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an H4616 , that it should not be profaned H2490 in the sight of the nations הַגּוֹיִ֔ם ha.go.Yim H1471 , in whose sight I brought H3318 them out . 15 Moreover also וְגַם־ ve.gam- H1571 I sware unto them in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 , that I would not bring הָבִ֨יא ha.Vi' H935 them into the land הָאָ֣רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 which I had given H5414 them , flowing זָבַ֤ת za.Vat H2100 with milk חָלָב֙ cha.Lav H2461 and honey וּדְבַ֔שׁ u.de.Vash H1706 , which is the glory of all lands הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ ha.'a.ra.Tzot H776 ; 16 because they rejected מָאָ֗סוּ ma.'A.su H3988 mine ordinances H4941 , and walked H1980 not in my statutes H2708 , and profaned H2490 my sabbaths שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י sha.be.to.Tai H7676 : for their heart לִבָּ֥ם li.Bam H3820 went H1980 after their idols גִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם gi.lu.lei.Hem H1544 . 17 Nevertheless mine eye עֵינִ֛י 'ei.Ni H5869 spared them , and I destroyed מִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑ם mi.sha.cha.Tam H7843 them not , neither did I make H6213 a full end of them in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ ba.mid.Bar H4057 . 18 And I said H559 unto their children in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 , Walk ye not in the statutes H2706 of your fathers H1 , neither observe H8104 their ordinances H4941 , nor defile H2930 yourselves H2930 with their idols וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם u.ve.gi.lu.lei.Hem H1544 . 19 I am Jehovah your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם 'e.lo.hei.Khem H430 : walk in my statutes H2708 , and keep שִׁמְר֖וּ shim.Ru H8104 mine ordinances H4941 , and do them ; 20 and hallow my sabbaths שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י sha.be.to.Tai H7676 ; and they shall be H1961 a sign לְאוֹת֙ le.'Ot H226 between me and you , that ye may know לָדַ֕עַת la.Da.'at H3045 that I am Jehovah your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ 'e.lo.hei.Khem H430 . 21 But the children rebelled H4784 against me ; they walked הָ֠לָכוּ Ha.la.khu H1980 not in my statutes H2708 , neither kept H8104 mine ordinances H4941 to do them , which if a man H120 do , he shall live in them ; they profaned H2490 my sabbaths שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י sha.be.to.Tai H7676 . Then I said H559 I would pour לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ lish.Pokh H8210 out my wrath H2534 upon them , to accomplish my anger אַפִּ֛י 'a.Pi H639 against them in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ ba.mid.Bar H4057 . 22 Nevertheless I withdrew my hand יָדִ֔י ya.Di H3027 , and wrought for my name’s שְׁמִ֑י she.Mi H8034 sake לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an H4616 , that it should not be profaned H2490 in the sight of the nations הַגּוֹיִ֔ם ha.go.Yim H1471 , in whose sight I brought H3318 them forth H3318 . 23 Moreover I sware unto them in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 , that I would scatter H2219 them among the nations בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם ba.go.Yim H1471 , and disperse וּלְזָר֥וֹת u.le.za.Rot H2219 them through the countries ; 24 because they had not executed mine ordinances H4941 , but had rejected מָאָ֔סוּ ma.'A.su H3988 my statutes H2708 , and had profaned H2490 my sabbaths שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י sha.be.to.Tai H7676 , and their eyes עֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ 'ei.nei.Hem H5869 were H1961 after their fathers’ H1 idols גִּלּוּלֵ֣י gi.lu.Lei H1544 . 26 and I polluted them in their own gifts בְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔ם be.ma.te.no.Tam H4979 , in that they caused to pass בְּהַעֲבִ֖יר be.ha.'a.Vir H5674 through the fire all that openeth the womb רָ֑חַם Ra.cham H7356 , that I might make H3045 them desolate H8074 , to the end that they might know יֵֽדְע֔וּ ye.de.'U H3045 that I am Jehovah . Read all of Ezekiel 20 ← Ezekiel 19 Ezekiel 21 → Commentaries on Ezekiel 20 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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