Ezekiel 20:12

20:12 I also gave them my Sabbaths ¹  as a reminder of our relationship, ²  so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them. ³ 

Ezekiel 20:20-21

20:20 Treat my Sabbaths as holy ⁴  and they will be a reminder of our relationship, ⁵  and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.” 20:21 “‘But the children ⁶  rebelled against me, did not follow my statutes, did not observe my regulations by carrying them out (the one who obeys ⁷  them will live by them), and desecrated my Sabbaths. I decided to pour out ⁸  my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the wilderness.

¹ sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).

² tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”

³ tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.

⁴ tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”

⁵ tn Heb “and they will become a sign between me and you.”

⁷ tn Heb “sons.”

⁸ tn Or “carries them out.”

⁹ tn Heb “and I said/thought to pour out.”