Ezekiel 20:18-26

18In the wildernessH4057 I saidH559 toH413 their childrenH1121: ‘Do notH408 walkH1980 in the statutesH2706 of your fathersH1 or keepH8104 their ordinancesH4941H408 or defileH2930 yourselves with their idolsH1544H408. 19IH589 am the LORDH3068 your GodH430; walkH1980 in My statutesH2708, keepH8104 My ordinancesH4941, and practice themH6213. 20Keep My SabbathsH7676 holyH6942, that they may beH1961 a signH226 between usH996, so that you may knowH3045 thatH3588 IH589 am the LORDH3068 your GodH430.’

21But the childrenH1121 rebelledH4784 against Me. They did notH3808 walkH1980 in My statutesH2708 or carefullyH8104 observeH6213 My ordinancesH4941H3808—though the manH120 whoH834 doesH6213 these things will liveH2421 by them—and they profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676. So I resolvedH559 to pourH8210 out My wrathH2534 upon themH5921 and ventH3615 My angerH639 against them in the wildernessH4057. 22But I withheldH7725 My handH3027 and actedH6213 for the sakeH4616 of My nameH8034, so that it would notH1115 be profanedH2490 in the eyesH5869 of the nationsH1471 in whoseH834 sightH5869 I had brought them outH3318.

23HoweverH1571, with an uplifted hand I sworeH589H5375 to them in the wildernessH4057 that I would scatterH6327 themH853 among the nationsH1471 and disperseH2219 themH853 throughout the landsH776. 24ForH3282 they did notH3808 practiceH6213 My ordinancesH4941, but they rejectedH3988 My statutesH2708 and profanedH2490H310 My SabbathsH7676, fixingH1961 their eyesH5869 on the idolsH1544 of their fathersH1.

25IH589 alsoH1571 gave themH5414 over to statutesH2706 that were notH3808 goodH2896 and ordinancesH4941 by which they could notH3808 liveH2421. 26And I pronounced them uncleanH2930 through their giftsH4979—the sacrificeH5674 of everyH3605 firstborn in the fireH6363H7356—so thatH4616 I might devastate themH8074, in orderH4616 thatH834 they would knowH3045 thatH834 IH589 am the LORDH3068.