Ezekiel 20:7-24

7And I saidH559 to them, ‘1ThrowH7993 awayH7993, eachH376 of you, the detestableH8251 thingsH8251 of his eyesH5869, and 2do not defileH2930 yourselves with the idolsH1544 of EgyptH4714; 3I am the LordH3068 your GodH430.’ 8But they 4rebelledH4784 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 5idolsH1544 of EgyptH4714.

“Then I 6resolvedH559 to 7pourH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on them, to 8useH3615 upH3615 My angerH639 against them in the midstH8432 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 9But I actedH6213 9for the sakeH4616 of My nameH8034, that it would 10not 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 11wildernessH4057. 11I gaveH5414 them My 12statutesH2708 and informedH3045 them of My ordinancesH4941, 13whichH834, if 14a personH120 15followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them. 12AlsoH1571 I gaveH5414 them My SabbathsH7676 to be a 16signH226 betweenH996 Me and them, so that they might knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068 who sanctifiesH6942 them. 13But the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 17rebelledH4784 against Me in the wildernessH4057. They did not walkH1980 in My statutesH2708 and they rejectedH3988 My ordinancesH4941, 18whichH834, if 19a personH120 20followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them; and they greatlyH3966 profanedH2490 My 21SabbathsH7676. Then I 22resolvedH559 to 23pourH8210 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 24I 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 25heartH3820 continually followedH1980H310 their idolsH1544. 17Yet My eyeH5869 sparedH2347 them ratherH4480 thanH4480 destroyingH7843 them, and I did not bringH6213 aboutH6213 their 26annihilationH3617 in the wildernessH4057.

18“Instead, I saidH559 to their 2728childrenH1121 in the wildernessH4057, ‘29Do not walkH1980 in the statutesH2706 of your fathersH1 or keepH8104 their ordinancesH4941 or defileH2930 yourselves with their idolsH1544. 1930I am the LordH3068 your GodH430; 31walkH1980 in My statutesH2708 and keepH8104 My ordinancesH4941 and 32followH6213 them. 2033SanctifyH6942 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 34childrenH1121 rebelledH4784 against Me; they did not walkH1980 in My statutesH2708, norH3808 wereH8104 they carefulH8104 to 35followH6213 My ordinancesH4941 whichH834, if 36a personH120 37followsH6213 them, then he will liveH2421 by them; they profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676. So I 38resolvedH559 to pourH8210 outH8210 My wrathH2534 on them, to 39useH3615 upH3615 My angerH639 against them in the wildernessH4057. 22But I 40withdrewH7725 My handH3027 and actedH6213 41for 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 42scatterH6327 them among the nationsH1471 and disperseH2219 them among the landsH776, 24becauseH3282 they had not 43compliedH6213 withH6213 My ordinancesH4941, but had rejectedH3988 My statutesH2708 and had profanedH2490 My SabbathsH7676, and 44their eyesH5869 were 45on the idolsH1544 of their fathersH1.