Ezekiel 11:20

11:20 so that they may follow my statutes and observe my regulations and carry them out. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. ¹ 

Ezekiel 18:9

18:9 and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. ²  That man ³  is righteous; he will certainly live, ⁴  declares the sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 18:21

18:21 “But if the wicked person turns from all the sin he has committed and observes all my statutes and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

Ezekiel 20:18

20:18 “‘But I said to their children ⁵  in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, ⁶  nor defile yourselves with their idols.

Ezekiel 37:24

37:24 “‘My servant David will be king over them; there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow ⁷  my regulations and carefully observe my statutes. ⁸ 

Ezekiel 40:46

40:46 and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the descendants of Zadok, from the descendants of Levi, who may approach the Lord to minister to him.”

Ezekiel 44:24

44:24 “‘In a controversy they will act as judges; ⁹  they will judge according to my ordinances. They will keep my laws and my statutes regarding all my appointed festivals and will observe ¹⁰  my Sabbaths.

Ezekiel 48:11

48:11 This will be for the priests who are set apart from the descendants of Zadok who kept my charge and did not go astray when the people of Israel strayed off, like the Levites did. ¹¹ 

[11:20]  ¹ sn The expression They will be my people, and I will be their God occurs as a promise to Abraham (Gen 17:8), Moses (Exod 6:7), and the nation (Exod 29:45).

[18:9]  ² tc The MT reads לַעֲשׂוֹת אֱמֶת (la’asot ’emet, “to do with integrity”), while the LXX reads “to do them,” presupposing לַעֲשׂוֹת אֹתָם (la’asot ’otam). The ם (mem) and ת (tav) have been reversed in the MT. The LXX refelcts the original, supported by similar phrasing in Ezekiel 11:20; 20:19.

[18:9]  ³ tn Heb “he.”

[18:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “living, he will live.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

[20:18]  ³ tn Heb “sons,” reflecting the patriarchal idiom of the culture.

[20:18]  ⁴ tn Or “standard of justice.” See Ezek 7:27.

[37:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “walk [in].”

[37:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “and my statutes they will guard and they will do them.”

[44:24]  ⁵ sn For a historical illustration of the priest carrying out this function, see 2 Chr 19:9-11.

[44:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “sanctify, set apart.”

[48:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “strayed off.”