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11 where I gave them my statutes and revealed my ordinances to them, which if a person[a] observes, he’ll live by them. 12 Also, I instituted[b] my Sabbath for them as a sign between me and them, so they would know that I am the Lord, who has set them apart.”

Israel Rebels in the Wilderness

13 “But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They didn’t live by[c] my statutes. They despised my ordinances, which if a person observes, he’ll live by them. They greatly profaned my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my anger on them and bring them to an end in the wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:11 Lit. man
  2. Ezekiel 20:12 Lit. gave
  3. Ezekiel 20:13 Lit. walk in

11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(A) 12 Also I gave them my Sabbaths(B) as a sign(C) between us,(D) so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.(E)

13 “‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled(F) against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my decrees but rejected my laws(G)—by which the person who obeys them will live—and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths.(H) So I said I would pour out my wrath(I) on them and destroy(J) them in the wilderness.(K)

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