Ezekiel 20:18-20

20:18 “‘But I said to their children in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, nor defile yourselves with their idols. 20:19 I am the Lord your God; follow my statutes, observe my regulations, and carry them out. 20:20 Treat my Sabbaths as holy and they will be a reminder of our relationship, and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”


tn Heb “sons,” reflecting the patriarchal idiom of the culture.

tn Or “standard of justice.” See Ezek 7:27.

tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”

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