Ezekiel 20:10-17

10“‘So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.

11Then I gave them my statutes and explained my ordinances to them — the person who does them will live by them.

12I also gave them my Sabbaths to serve as a sign between me and them, so that they would know that I am the Lord who consecrates them.

13“‘But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my statutes and they rejected my ordinances — the person who does them will live by them. They also completely profaned my Sabbaths. So I considered pouring out my wrath on them in the wilderness to put an end to them.

14But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

15However, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them — the most beautiful of all lands, flowing with milk and honey —

16because they rejected my ordinances, profaned my Sabbaths, and did not follow my statutes. For their hearts went after their idols.

17Yet I spared them from destruction and did not bring them to an end in the wilderness.