Ezekiel 20:10-26

10And I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

11And I gave them my statutes, and made known unto them mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them.

12And I also gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] Jehovah that hallow them.

13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

14But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

15And I also lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land that I had given [them], flowing with milk and honey, which is the ornament of all lands;

16because they rejected mine ordinances and walked not in my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

17But mine eye spared them so as not to destroy them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness.

18And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk not in the statutes of your fathers, neither keep their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

19I [am] Jehovah your 1God: walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;

20and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I [am] Jehovah your 2God.

21And the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live by them; they profaned my sabbaths: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish mine anger against them in the wilderness.

22But I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

23I lifted up my hand also unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;

24because they performed not mine ordinances, and rejected my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.

25And I also gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances whereby they should not live;

26and I defiled them by their own gifts, in that they devoted all that opened the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I [am] Jehovah.