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Ezekiel 20:12

Rest and sabbath

10 So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.

11 And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.

I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

13 Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.

14 But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
KJV
Moreover 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.
WEB
Moreover also I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
ASV
Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth them.
DARBY
And I also gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] Jehovah that hallow them.
BLB
And also My Sabbaths I gave to them to be as a sign between Me and between them, that they might know that I [am] YHWH, the One sanctifying them.
ÅB
Også mine sabbater gav jeg dem, så de skulle være til et tegn mellom meg og dem, for at de skulle vite at jeg er Herren, som helliger dem.
OTB
Jeg ga dem også mine sabbater som et tegn mellom oss, så de skulle vite at jeg, Herren, helliger dem.
B1930
Også mine sabbater gav jeg dem, så de skulde være til et tegn mellem mig og dem, forat de skulde vite at jeg er Herren, som helliger dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 20:20

    Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’

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  • Ezekiel 37:28

    Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23

    Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  • Leviticus 21:23

    but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”

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  • Exodus 19:5–6

    Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

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  • Mark 2:27–28

    Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:12–15

    Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.

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  • Exodus 31:13–17

    “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

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