Ezekiel 20:7-24

7And I saidH559 to themH413: ‘Each of youH376 must throw awayH7993 the abominationsH8251 before his eyesH5869, and you must notH408 defile yourselvesH2930 with the idolsH1544 of EgyptH4714. IH589 am the LORDH3068 your GodH430.’

8But they rebelledH4784 against Me and refusedH3808H14 to listenH8085. None of themH376 cast awayH7993 the abominationsH8251 before their eyesH5869, and they did notH3808 forsakeH5800 the idolsH1544 of EgyptH4714. So I resolvedH559 to pour outH8210 My wrathH2534 upon themH5921 and ventH3615 My angerH639 against them inH8432 the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 9But I actedH6213 for the sakeH4616 of My nameH8034, that it should notH1115 be profanedH2490 in the eyesH5869 of the nationsH1471 among whomH834 they were livingH1992H8432, in whoseH834 sightH5869 I had revealed MyselfH3045 toH413 Israel by bringing themH3318 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

10So I brought themH3318 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and led themH935 intoH413 the wildernessH4057. 11And I gaveH5414 them My statutesH2708 and made knownH3045 to themH853 My ordinancesH4941—for the manH120 whoH834 doesH6213 these things will liveH2421 by them.1 12I alsoH1571 gaveH5414 them My SabbathsH7676 as a signH1961H226 between usH996, so that they would knowH3045 thatH3588 IH589 am the LORDH3068 who sanctifies themH6942.

13Yet the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 rebelledH4784 against Me in the wildernessH4057. They did notH3808 followH1980 My statutesH2708 and they rejectedH3988 My ordinancesH4941—though the manH120 whoH834 doesH6213 these things will liveH2421 by them—and theyH853 utterlyH3966 profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676. Then I resolvedH559 to pourH8210 out My wrathH2534 upon themH5921 and put an end to themH3615 in the wildernessH4057. 14But I 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.

15MoreoverH1571, with an uplifted handH3027 IH589 sworeH5375 to them in the wildernessH4057 that I would notH1115 bringH935 themH853 intoH413 the landH776 thatH834 I had givenH5414 them—a land flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706, the gloryH6643H1931 of allH3605 landsH776— 16becauseH3282 they kept rejectingH3988 My ordinancesH4941, refusingH3808 to walkH1980 in My statutesH2708, andH853 profaningH2490 My SabbathsH7676; forH3588 their heartsH3820 continually wentH1980 afterH310 their idolsH1544. 17Yet I looked on them with pityH2347H5869H5921 and did not destroy themH7843 orH3808 bringH6213 themH853 to an endH3617 in the wildernessH4057.

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.