Ezekiel 20:20-38

201SanctifyH6942 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 2childrenH1121 rebelledH4784 against Me; they did not walkH1980 in My statutesH2708, norH3808 wereH8104 they carefulH8104 to 3followH6213 My ordinancesH4941 whichH834, if 4a personH120 5followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them; they profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676. So I 6resolvedH559 to pourH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on them, to 7useH3615 upH3615 My angerH639 against them in the wildernessH4057. 22But I 8withdrewH7725 My handH3027 and actedH6213 9for 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 10scatterH6327 them among the nationsH1471 and disperseH2219 them among the landsH776, 24becauseH3282 they had not 11compliedH6213 withH6213 My ordinancesH4941, but had rejectedH3988 My statutesH2708 and had profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676, and 12their eyesH5869 were 13on the idolsH1544 of their fathersH1. 25I alsoH1571 gaveH5414 them statutesH2706 that were 14not goodH2896, and ordinancesH4941 by which they could not liveH2421; 26and I pronouncedH2930 them 15uncleanH2930 because of their giftsH4979, in that they 16made allH3605 17their firstbornH1060H7358 passH5674 throughH5674 the fire soH4616 thatH4616 I might makeH8074 them desolateH8074, inH4616 orderH4616 thatH4616 they might 18knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.”’

27“ThereforeH3651 19speakH1696 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 20blasphemedH1442 Me by 21beingH4603 disloyalH4603 to Me. 28When I had 22broughtH935 them into the landH776 whichH834 I sworeH5375H3027 to giveH5414 to them, then they sawH7200 everyH3605 23highH7311 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 24BamahH1117 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 25fathersH1 and adulterouslyH2181 pursueH2181H310 their detestableH8251 thingsH8251? 31And 26when you offerH5375 your giftsH4979, when you 27make 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 28comesH5927 29into your mindH7307 certainlyH1961 will not comeH1961 aboutH1961, whenH834 you sayH559: ‘We will be like the nationsH1471, like the familiesH4940 of the landsH776, 30servingH8334 woodH6086 and stoneH68.’

33“As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “with a mightyH2389 handH3027 and with an 31outstretchedH5186 armH2220 and with wrathH2534 pouredH8210 outH5186, I assuredlyH518H3808 shall beH4427 32kingH4427 overH5921 you. 34I will 33bringH3318 you outH3318 from the peoplesH5971 and gatherH6908 you from the landsH776 whereH834 you are scatteredH6327, with a mightyH2389 handH3027 and with an outstretchedH5186 armH2220 and with 34wrathH2534 pouredH8210 outH8210; 35and I will bringH935 you into the 35wildernessH4057 of the peoplesH5971, and thereH8033 I will enterH8199 intoH8199 judgmentH8199 with you faceH6440 to faceH6440. 36JustH312 as I 36enteredH8199 intoH8199 judgmentH8199 with your fathersH1 in the 37wildernessH4057 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, soH3651 I will enterH8199 intoH8199 judgmentH8199 with you,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 37“I will make you 38passH5674 underH8478 the rodH7626, and I will bringH935 you into the bondH4562 of the covenantH1285; 38and I will 39purgeH1305 from you the rebelsH4775 and those who revoltH6586 against Me; I will bringH3318 them outH3318 of the landH776 whereH4033 they resideH4033, but they will 40not enterH935 the 41landH127 of IsraelH3478. So you will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068.