Verse 16
Ezekiel 20:16
World English Bible, British Edition
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because they rejected my ordinances, and didn’t walk in my statutes,
and profaned my Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יַ֜עַן בְּ/מִשְׁפָּטַ֣/י מָאָ֗סוּ וְ/אֶת חֻקּוֹתַ/י֙ לֹא הָלְכ֣וּ בָ/הֶ֔ם וְ/אֶת שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖/י חִלֵּ֑לוּ כִּ֛י אַחֲרֵ֥י גִלּוּלֵי/הֶ֖ם לִבָּ֥/ם הֹלֵֽךְ
English Translation
Because they have rejected my judgments and have not walked in my statutes, and they have profaned my Sabbaths, for their hearts went after their idols.
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Chapter 20 Context
1
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, some
of the elders of Israel ca...
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2
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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3
“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, ‘The Lord
GOD says: “Is it to enquire of...
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4
“Will you judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Cause them
to know the abominations of their...
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5
Tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “In the day when I chose Israel, and swore
to the offspring of the ho...
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6
in that day I swore to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into
a land that I had searched o...
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7
I said to them, ‘Each of you throw away the abominations of his eyes.
Don’t defile yourselves with t...
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8
“‘“But they rebelled against me and wouldn’t listen to me. They
didn’t all throw away the abominatio...
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9
But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the
sight of the nations amongst...
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10
So I caused them to go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into
the wilderness.
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11
I gave them my statutes and showed them my ordinances, which if a man
does, he will live in them.
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12
Moreover also I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and
them, that they might know that I...
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13
“‘“But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness.
They didn’t walk in my statutes an...
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14
But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in
the sight of the nations, in whos...
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15
Moreover also I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring
them into the land which I ha...
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16
because they rejected my ordinances, and didn’t walk in my statutes,
and profaned my Sabbaths; for t...
17
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn’t destroy them. I didn’t
make a full end of them in the...
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18
I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Don’t walk in the statutes
of your fathers. Don’t obser...
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19
I am the LORD your God (Elohim). Walk in my statutes, keep my ordinances, and
do them.
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20
Make my Sabbaths holy. They shall be a sign between me and you, that
you may know that I am the LORD...
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21
“‘“But the children rebelled against me. They didn’t walk in
my statutes, and didn’t keep my ordinan...
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22
Nevertheless I withdrew my hand and worked for my name’s sake, that
it should not be profaned in the...
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23
Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them
amongst the nations and disper...
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24
because they had not executed my ordinances, but had rejected my statutes,
and had profaned my Sabba...
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25
Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances
in which they couldn’t live.
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26
I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused all that opens
the womb to pass through the...
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27
“Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell
them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Moreover,...
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28
For when I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to
them, then they saw every high hi...
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29
Then I said to them, ‘What does the high place where you go mean?’
So its name is called Bamah to th...
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30
“Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Do
you pollute yourselves in the way of yo...
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31
When you offer your gifts, when you make your sons pass through the
fire, do you pollute yourselves...
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32
“‘“That which comes into your mind will not be at all, in that
you say, ‘We will be as the nations,...
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33
As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “surely with a mighty hand, with an
outstretched arm, and with wrath...
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34
I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the
countries in which you are sca...
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35
I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will
enter into judgement with you...
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36
Just as I entered into judgement with your fathers in the wilderness
of the land of Egypt, so I will...
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37
“I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into
the bond of the covenant.
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38
I will purge out from amongst you the rebels and those who disobey
me. I will bring them out of the...
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39
“‘As for you, house of Israel, the Lord GOD says: “Go, everyone
serve his idols, and hereafter also,...
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40
For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel,”
says the Lord GOD, “there all the...
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41
I will accept you as a pleasant aroma when I bring you out from the
peoples and gather you out of th...
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42
You will know that I am the LORD when I bring you into the land of
Israel, into the country which I...
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43
There you will remember your ways, and all your deeds in which you
have polluted yourselves. Then yo...
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44
You will know that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for my
name’s sake, not according to yo...
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45
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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46
“Son of man, set your face towards the south, and preach towards the
south, and prophesy against the...
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47
Tell the forest of the South, ‘Hear the LORD’s word: The Lord GOD says,
“Behold, I will kindle a fir...
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48
All flesh will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it. It will not be
quenched.”’”
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49
Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker
of parables?’”
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