Ezekiel 20:8

20:8 But they rebelled against me, and refused to listen to me; no one got rid of their detestable idols, ¹  nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. Then I decided to pour out ²  my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:18-21

20:18 “‘But I said to their children ³  in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, ⁴  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 ⁵  and they will be a reminder of our relationship, ⁶  and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.” 20:21 “‘But the children ⁷  rebelled against me, did not follow my statutes, did not observe my regulations by carrying them out (the one who obeys ⁸  them will live by them), and desecrated my Sabbaths. I decided to pour out ⁹  my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the wilderness.

[20:8]  ¹ tn Heb “each one, the detestable things of their eyes did not throw away.”

[20:8]  ² tn Heb “and I said/thought to pour out.”

[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.

[20:20]  ⁵ tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”

[20:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they will become a sign between me and you.”

[20:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons.”

[20:21]  ⁸ tn Or “carries them out.”

[20:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “and I said/thought to pour out.”