Ezekiel 20:13-15

Contemporary English Version

¹³ But the Israelites rebelled against me in the desert. They refused to obey my laws and teachings, and they treated the Sabbath like any other day.

Then in my anger, I decided to destroy the Israelites in the desert once and for all. ¹⁴ But that would have disgraced me, because many other nations had seen me bring the Israelites out of Egypt. ^15 (A) Instead, I told them in the desert that I would not lead them into the beautiful, fertile land I had promised.