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 wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth from the land of Egypt. 10Therefore I caused them to go forth from the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my judgments, which if a man doeth, he shall even live in them. 12Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man doeth, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

Ezekiel 20:11 word by word

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

• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• showedיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• doethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• liveחָיַיchâyay · to liveH2425

Cross-references for Ezekiel 20:11

• Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
• Nehemiah 9:13Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
• Psalms 147:19He showeth his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel.
• Romans 3:2Much every way: chiefly, because that to them were committed the oracles of God.
• Ezekiel 20:13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man doeth, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
• Leviticus 18:5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man doeth, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
• Deuteronomy 20:15Thus shalt thou do to all the cities which are very distant from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
• Luke 10:28And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
• Romans 10:5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is by the law, That the man who doeth those things shall live by them.
• Galatians 3:12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth 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

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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