Ezekiel 20:1-32

1Now in the seventhH7637 yearH8141, in the fifthH2549 month, on the tenthH6218 of the monthH2320, menH376 from the 1eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 cameH935 to inquireH1875 of the LordH3068, and they satH3427 beforeH6440 me. 2Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 3“SonH1121 of manH120, speakH1696 to the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 2GodH3068 saysH559: “Do you yourselvesH864 comeH935 to inquireH1875 of Me? As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “3I certainlyH518 will not be inquiredH1875 of by you.”’ 4Will you judgeH8199 them, will you judgeH8199 them, sonH1121 of manH120? 4Make knownH3045 to them the abominationsH8441 of their fathersH1; 5and sayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “On the dayH3117 when I 5choseH977 IsraelH3478 and 6sworeH5375H3027 to the 7descendantsH2233 of the houseH1004 of JacobH3290 and madeH3045 Myself knownH3045 to them in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, when I 8sworeH5375H3027 to them, sayingH559, 9I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, 6on that dayH3117 I sworeH5375H3027 to them, 10to bringH3318 them outH3318 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714 into a landH776 that I had 11selectedH8446 for them, 12flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706, whichH1931 is 13the gloryH6643 of allH3605 the landsH776. 7And I saidH559 to them, ‘14ThrowH7993 awayH7993, eachH376 of you, the detestableH8251 thingsH8251 of his eyesH5869, and 15do not defileH2930 yourselves with the idolsH1544 of EgyptH4714; 16I am the LordH3068 your GodH430.’ 8But they 17rebelledH4784 against Me and wereH14 not willingH14 to listenH8085 to Me; they did not throwH7993 awayH7993, eachH376 of them, the detestableH8251 thingsH8251 of their eyesH5869, norH3808 did they abandonH5800 the 18idolsH1544 of EgyptH4714.

“Then I 19resolvedH559 to 20pourH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on them, to 21useH3615 upH3615 My angerH639 against them in the midstH8432 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 9But I actedH6213 22for the sakeH4616 of My nameH8034, that it would 23not be defiledH2490 in the sightH5869 of the nationsH1471 amongH8432 whomH834 they lived, in whoseH834 sightH5869 I madeH3045 Myself knownH3045 to them by bringingH3318 them outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 10So I tookH3318 them outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and broughtH935 them into the 24wildernessH4057. 11I gaveH5414 them My 25statutesH2708 and informedH3045 them of My ordinancesH4941, 26whichH834, if 27a personH120 28followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them. 12AlsoH1571 I gaveH5414 them My SabbathsH7676 to be a 29signH226 betweenH996 Me and them, so that they might knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068 who sanctifiesH6942 them. 13But the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 30rebelledH4784 against Me in the wildernessH4057. They did not walkH1980 in My statutesH2708 and they rejectedH3988 My ordinancesH4941, 31whichH834, if 32a personH120 33followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them; and they greatlyH3966 profanedH2490 My 34SabbathsH7676. Then I 35resolvedH559 to 36pourH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on them in the wildernessH4057, to annihilateH3615 them. 14But I actedH6213 for the sakeH4616 of My nameH8034, so that it would not be defiledH2490 before the eyesH5869 of the nationsH1471, before whoseH834 eyesH5869 I had broughtH3318 them outH3318. 15AlsoH1571 37I sworeH5375H3027 to them in the wildernessH4057 that I would not bringH935 them into the landH776 whichH834 I had givenH5414 them, flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706, whichH1931 is the gloryH6643 of allH3605 the landsH776, 16becauseH3282 they rejectedH3988 My ordinancesH4941, and as for My statutesH2708, they did not walkH1980 in them; they also profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676, becauseH3588 their 38heartH3820 continually followedH1980H310 their idolsH1544. 17Yet My eyeH5869 sparedH2347 them ratherH4480 thanH4480 destroyingH7843 them, and I did not bringH6213 aboutH6213 their 39annihilationH3617 in the wildernessH4057.

18“Instead, I saidH559 to their 4041childrenH1121 in the wildernessH4057, ‘42Do not walkH1980 in the statutesH2706 of your fathersH1 or keepH8104 their ordinancesH4941 or defileH2930 yourselves with their idolsH1544. 1943I am the LordH3068 your GodH430; 44walkH1980 in My statutesH2708 and keepH8104 My ordinancesH4941 and 45followH6213 them. 2046SanctifyH6942 My SabbathsH7676; and they shall be a signH226 betweenH996 Me and you, so that you may knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068 your GodH430.’ 21But the 47childrenH1121 rebelledH4784 against Me; they did not walkH1980 in My statutesH2708, norH3808 wereH8104 they carefulH8104 to 48followH6213 My ordinancesH4941 whichH834, if 49a personH120 50followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them; they profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676. So I 51resolvedH559 to pourH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on them, to 52useH3615 upH3615 My angerH639 against them in the wildernessH4057. 22But I 53withdrewH7725 My handH3027 and actedH6213 54for the sakeH4616 of My nameH8034, so that it would not be defiledH2490 in the sightH5869 of the nationsH1471 in whoseH834 sightH5869 I had broughtH3318 them outH3318. 23AlsoH1571 I sworeH5375H3027 to them in the wildernessH4057 that I would 55scatterH6327 them among the nationsH1471 and disperseH2219 them among the landsH776, 24becauseH3282 they had not 56compliedH6213 withH6213 My ordinancesH4941, but had rejectedH3988 My statutesH2708 and had profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676, and 57their eyesH5869 were 58on the idolsH1544 of their fathersH1. 25I alsoH1571 gaveH5414 them statutesH2706 that were 59not goodH2896, and ordinancesH4941 by which they could not liveH2421; 26and I pronouncedH2930 them 60uncleanH2930 because of their giftsH4979, in that they 61made allH3605 62their firstbornH1060H7358 passH5674 throughH5674 the fire soH4616 thatH4616 I might makeH8074 them desolateH8074, inH4616 orderH4616 thatH4616 they might 63knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”’

27“ThereforeH3651 64speakH1696 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, sonH1121 of manH120, and sayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “AgainH5750, in thisH2088 your fathersH1 have 65blasphemedH1442 Me by 66beingH4603 disloyalH4603 to Me. 28When I had 67broughtH935 them into the landH776 whichH834 I sworeH5375H3027 to giveH5414 to them, then they sawH7200 everyH3605 68highH7311 hillH1389 and everyH3605 treeH6086 thickH5687 with branchesH5687, and thereH8033 they offeredH2076 their sacrificesH2077 and thereH8033 they presentedH5414 the provocationH3708 of their offeringH7133. ThereH8033 also they madeH7760 their soothingH5207 aromaH7381 and thereH8033 they pouredH5258 outH5258 their drinkH5262 offeringsH5262. 29Then I saidH559 to them, ‘WhatH4100 is the highH1116 placeH1116 to whichH834 you goH935?’ So its nameH8034 is calledH7121 69BamahH1117 to thisH2088 dayH3117.”’ 30ThereforeH3651, sayH559 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “Will you defileH2930 yourselves in the wayH1870 of your 70fathersH1 and adulterouslyH2181 pursueH2181H310 their detestableH8251 thingsH8251? 31And 71when you offerH5375 your giftsH4979, when you 72make your sonsH1121 passH5674 through the fireH784, you are defilingH2930 yourselves with allH3605 your idolsH1544 to this dayH3117. So shall I be inquiredH1875 of by you, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478? As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “I certainlyH518 will not be inquiredH1875 of by you. 32And whatever 73comesH5927 74into your mindH7307 certainlyH1961 will not comeH1961 aboutH1961, whenH834 you sayH559: ‘We will be like the nationsH1471, like the familiesH4940 of the landsH776, 75servingH8334 woodH6086 and stoneH68.’