Ezekiel 20:10-26

10So I tookH3318 them outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and broughtH935 them into the 1wildernessH4057. 11I gaveH5414 them My 2statutesH2708 and informedH3045 them of My ordinancesH4941, 3whichH834, if 4a personH120 5followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them. 12AlsoH1571 I gaveH5414 them My SabbathsH7676 to be a 6signH226 betweenH996 Me and them, so that they might knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068 who sanctifiesH6942 them. 13But the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 7rebelledH4784 against Me in the wildernessH4057. They did not walkH1980 in My statutesH2708 and they rejectedH3988 My ordinancesH4941, 8whichH834, if 9a personH120 10followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them; and they greatlyH3966 profanedH2490 My 11SabbathsH7676. Then I 12resolvedH559 to 13pourH8210 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 14I 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 15heartH3820 continually followedH1980H310 their idolsH1544. 17Yet My eyeH5869 sparedH2347 them ratherH4480 thanH4480 destroyingH7843 them, and I did not bringH6213 aboutH6213 their 16annihilationH3617 in the wildernessH4057.

18“Instead, I saidH559 to their 1718childrenH1121 in the wildernessH4057, ‘19Do not walkH1980 in the statutesH2706 of your fathersH1 or keepH8104 their ordinancesH4941 or defileH2930 yourselves with their idolsH1544. 1920I am the LordH3068 your GodH430; 21walkH1980 in My statutesH2708 and keepH8104 My ordinancesH4941 and 22followH6213 them. 2023SanctifyH6942 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 24childrenH1121 rebelledH4784 against Me; they did not walkH1980 in My statutesH2708, norH3808 wereH8104 they carefulH8104 to 25followH6213 My ordinancesH4941 whichH834, if 26a personH120 27followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them; they profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676. So I 28resolvedH559 to pourH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on them, to 29useH3615 upH3615 My angerH639 against them in the wildernessH4057. 22But I 30withdrewH7725 My handH3027 and actedH6213 31for 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 32scatterH6327 them among the nationsH1471 and disperseH2219 them among the landsH776, 24becauseH3282 they had not 33compliedH6213 withH6213 My ordinancesH4941, but had rejectedH3988 My statutesH2708 and had profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676, and 34their eyesH5869 were 35on the idolsH1544 of their fathersH1. 25I alsoH1571 gaveH5414 them statutesH2706 that were 36not goodH2896, and ordinancesH4941 by which they could not liveH2421; 26and I pronouncedH2930 them 37uncleanH2930 because of their giftsH4979, in that they 38made allH3605 39their firstbornH1060H7358 passH5674 throughH5674 the fire soH4616 thatH4616 I might makeH8074 them desolateH8074, inH4616 orderH4616 thatH4616 they might 40knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”’