Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 20:11
11Then I gave them my statutes and explained my ordinances to them — the person who does them will live by them.
Ezekiel 20:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
- New International Version (NIV)I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them.’
Context of Ezekiel 20:11
9But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations they were living among, in whose sight I had made myself known to Israel by bringing them out of Egypt. 10“‘So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness. Then 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.
Read all of Ezekiel 20Ezekiel 20:11 word by word
וָאֶתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֶת־חֻקּוֹתַ֔י וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י הוֹדַ֣עְתִּי אוֹתָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אוֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֥י בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:11
- Deuteronomy 4:8And what great nation has righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
- Nehemiah 9:13You came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them impartial ordinances, reliable instructions, and good statutes and commands.
- Psalms 147:19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel.
- Romans 3:2Considerable in every way. First, they were entrusted with the very words of God.
- Ezekiel 20:13“‘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.
- Leviticus 18:5Keep my statutes and ordinances; a person will live if he does them. I am the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 20:15This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and are not among the cities of these nations.
- Luke 10:28“You’ve answered correctly,” he told him. “Do this and you will live.”
- Romans 10:5since Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them.
- Galatians 3:12But the law is not based on faith; instead, the one who does these things will live by them.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 20:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I gave them my statutes - I showed them what they should do in order to be safe, comfortable, wise, and happy; and what they should avoid in order to be uninjured in body, mind, and possessions. Had they attended to these things, they should have lived by them. They would have been holy, healthy, and happy.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 The probation in the wilderness. The promise was forfeited by those to whom it was first conditionally made, but was renewed to their children. Ezekiel 20:11 The “statutes” were given on Mount Sinai, and repeated by Moses before his death (Exodus 20:1 ff; Deuteronomy 4:8). In them - Or, through them: and in Ezekiel 20:13. Ezekiel 20:12 See Exodus 31:13. The Sabbath was a sign of a special people, commemorative of the work of creation, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 . The history of Israel in the wilderness is referred to in the new Testament as well as in the Old, for warning. God did great things for them. He gave them the law, and revived the ancient keeping of the sabbath day. Sabbaths are privileges; they are signs of our being his people. If we do the duty of the day, we shall find, to our comfort, it is the Lord that makes us holy, that is, truly happy, here; and prepares us to be happy, that is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-21Each generation of Israelites rebelled against the Lord. They refused to obey the commandments he gave them. Each time, the Lord warned that he would pour out his fury (his strong anger) on them (Ezekiel 20:8, 13, 21). But he held back his judgment. He did this for the honor of his name. If he had destroyed them, the surrounding nations might have thought he was too weak to bring his people into the promised land.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. which if a man do, he shall ... five in them--not "by them," as though they could justify a man, seeing that man cannot render the faultless obedience required (Le 18:5; Ga 3:12). "By them" is the expression indeed in Ro 10:5; but there the design is to show that, if man could obey all God's laws, he would be justified "by them" (Ga 3:21); but he cannot; he therefore needs to have justification by "the Lord our righteousness" (Jr 23:6); then, having…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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