Ezekiel 20:10-12

20:10 “‘So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them to the wilderness. 20:11 I gave them my statutes and revealed my regulations to them. The one who carries them out will live by them! 20:12 I also gave them my Sabbaths as a reminder of our relationship, so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them.


sn The laws were given at Mount Sinai.

tn Heb “the man.”

tn Heb “does.”

tn The wording and the concept is contained in Lev 18:5 and Deut 30:15-19.

sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).

tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”

tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.