Ezekiel 20:18

20:18 “‘But I said to their children ¹  in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, ²  nor defile yourselves with their idols.

Ezekiel 20:30-31

20:30 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Will you defile yourselves like your fathers ³  and engage in prostitution with detestable idols? 20:31 When you present your sacrifices ⁴  – when you make your sons pass through the fire – you defile yourselves with all your idols to this very day. Will I allow you to seek me, ⁵  O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will not allow you to seek me! ⁶ 

Ezekiel 20:43

20:43 And there you will remember your conduct ⁷  and all your deeds by which you defiled yourselves. You will despise yourselves ⁸  because of all the evil deeds you have done.

[20:18]  ¹ tn Heb “sons,” reflecting the patriarchal idiom of the culture.

[20:18]  ² tn Or “standard of justice.” See Ezek 7:27.

[20:30]  ³ tn Heb “in the way of your fathers.”

[20:31]  ⁴ tn Or “gifts.”

[20:31]  ⁵ tn Or “Will I reveal myself to you?”

[20:31]  ⁶ tn Or “I will not reveal myself to you.”

[20:43]  ⁷ tn Heb “ways.”

[20:43]  ⁸ tn Heb “loathe yourselves in your faces.”