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Ezekiel 20:13

Sin

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.

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

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.

15 Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—

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BSB
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.
KJV
But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
WEB
“‘“But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They didn’t walk in my statutes and they rejected my ordinances, which if a man keeps, he shall live in them. They greatly profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
ASV
But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man keep, he shall live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
DARBY
But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
BLB
And the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. In My statutes they did not walk, and My judgments they rejected, which the man shall do them, and he will live by them. And My Sabbaths they defiled greatly. And I said to pour out My fury on them in the wilderness to put an end to them!
ÅB
Men Israels hus var gjenstridig mot meg i ørkenen; de fulgte ikke mine bud og forkastet mine lover, enda det menneske som holder dem, får leve ved dem, og mine sabbater vanhelliget de grovelig. Da sa jeg at jeg ville utøse min harme over dem i ørkenen og gjøre ende på dem.
OTB
Likevel gjorde Israels hus opprør mot meg i ørkenen. De fulgte ikke mine lover og forkastet mine forordninger—som et menneske skal leve ved hvis de adlyder dem—og de vanhelliget mine sabbater sterkt. Så jeg besluttet å utøse min vrede over dem i ørkenen, for å ødelegge dem.
B1930
Men Israels hus var gjenstridig mot mig i ørkenen; de fulgte ikke mine bud og forkastet mine lover, enda det menneske som holder dem, får leve ved dem, og mine sabbater vanhelliget de grovelig. Da sa jeg at jeg vilde utøse min harme over dem i ørkenen og gjøre ende på dem.

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  • Ezekiel 20:21

    But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.

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  • Ezekiel 20:8

    But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.

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  • Ezekiel 20:24

    For they did not practice My ordinances, but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths, fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:8

    At Horeb you provoked the LORD, and He was angry enough to destroy you.

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  • Isaiah 56:6

    And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—

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  • Numbers 14:29

    Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me.

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  • Numbers 14:11–12

    And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

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  • Exodus 32:10

    Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

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