Ezekiel 20:11

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, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made Myself known to them by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. 10So I took them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. I gave them My statutes and informed them of My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live. 12Also I gave them My sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. 13But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes and they rejected My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; and My sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them in the wilderness, to annihilate them.

Ezekiel 20:11 word by word

וָאֶתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֶת־חֻקּוֹתַ֔י וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י הוֹדַ֣עְתִּי אוֹתָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אוֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֥י בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• and informedיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• them of My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• if a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• observesעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:11

• Deuteronomy 4:8Or what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments as righteous as this whole law which I am setting before you today?
• Nehemiah 9:13Then You came down on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven; You gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments.
• Psalms 147:19He declares His words to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.
• Romans 3:2Great in every respect. First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
• Ezekiel 20:13But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes and they rejected My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; and My sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them in the wilderness, to annihilate them.
• Leviticus 18:5So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 20:15Thus you shall do to all the cities that are very far from you, which are not of the cities of these nations nearby.
• Luke 10:28And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”
• Romans 10:5For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness.
• Galatians 3:12However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, “He who practices them shall 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

In the dictionaries

• Defile
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Purge
• God
• Grace
• Leviticus
• Salvation

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