Ezekiel 20:22-24

New Century Version

²² But I held back my anger. I acted for the sake of my name so it would not be dishonored in full view of the nations who watched as I brought the Israelites out. ²³ And in the desert I swore to the Israelites that I would scatter them among the nations and spread them among the countries, ²⁴ because they had not obeyed my laws. They had rejected my rules and dishonored my Sabbaths and worshiped the idols of their parents.