Ezekiel 22:8

22:8 You have despised my holy things and desecrated my Sabbaths!

Ezekiel 20:20

20:20 Treat my Sabbaths as holy ¹  and they will be a reminder of our relationship, ²  and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”

Ezekiel 23:38

23:38 Moreover, they have done this to me: In the very same day ³  they desecrated my sanctuary and profaned my Sabbaths.

Ezekiel 46:3-4

46:3 The people of the land will bow down at the entrance of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons. 46:4 The burnt offering which the prince will offer to the Lord on the Sabbath day will be six unblemished lambs and one unblemished ram.

Ezekiel 20:12

20:12 I also gave them my Sabbaths ⁴  as a reminder of our relationship, ⁵  so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 20:16

20:16 I did this ⁷  because they rejected my regulations, did not follow my statutes, and desecrated my Sabbaths; for their hearts followed their idols. ⁸ 

Ezekiel 20:24

20:24 I did this ⁹  because they did not observe my regulations, they rejected my statutes, they desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on ¹⁰  their fathers’ idols.

Ezekiel 44:24

44:24 “‘In a controversy they will act as judges; ¹¹  they will judge according to my ordinances. They will keep my laws and my statutes regarding all my appointed festivals and will observe ¹²  my Sabbaths.

Ezekiel 20:13

20:13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness; they did not follow my statutes and they rejected my regulations (the one who obeys them will live by them), and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths. So I decided to pour out ¹³  my rage on them in the wilderness and destroy them. ¹⁴ 

Ezekiel 20:21

20:21 “‘But the children ¹⁵  rebelled against me, did not follow my statutes, did not observe my regulations by carrying them out (the one who obeys ¹⁶  them will live by them), and desecrated my Sabbaths. I decided to pour out ¹⁷  my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the wilderness.

Ezekiel 22:26

22:26 Her priests abuse my law and have desecrated my holy things. They do not distinguish between the holy and the profane, ¹⁸  or recognize any distinction between the unclean and the clean. They ignore ¹⁹  my Sabbaths and I am profaned in their midst.

Ezekiel 45:17

45:17 It will be the duty of the prince to provide the burnt offerings, the grain offering, and the drink offering at festivals, on the new moons and Sabbaths, at all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel; he will provide the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 46:1

The Prince’s Offerings

46:1 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court that faces east ²⁰  will be closed six working days, but on the Sabbath day it will be opened and on the day of the new moon it will be opened.

Ezekiel 46:12

46:12 When the prince provides a freewill offering, a burnt offering, or peace offerings as a voluntary offering to the Lord, the gate facing east will be opened for him, and he will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings just as he did on the Sabbath. Then he will go out, and the gate will be closed after he goes out. ²¹ 

[20:20]  ¹ tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”

[20:20]  ² tn Heb “and they will become a sign between me and you.”

[23:38]  ¹ tn Heb “in that day.”

[20:12]  ¹ sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).

[20:12]  ² tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”

[20:12]  ³ tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.

[20:16]  ¹ tn The words “I did this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. Verses 15-16 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. The translation divides this sentence into two for stylistic reasons.

[20:16]  ² tn Heb “for after their idols their heart was going.” The use of the active participle (“was going”) in the Hebrew text draws attention to the ongoing nature of their idolatrous behavior.

[20:24]  ¹ tn The words “I did this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. Verses 23-24 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. The translation divides this sentence into two for stylistic reasons.

[20:24]  ² tn Or “they worshiped” (NCV, TEV, CEV); Heb “their eyes were on” or “were after” (cf. v. 16).

[44:24]  ¹ sn For a historical illustration of the priest carrying out this function, see 2 Chr 19:9-11.

[44:24]  ² tn Heb “sanctify, set apart.”

[20:13]  ¹ tn Heb “and I said/thought to pour out.”

[20:13]  ² tn Heb “to bring them to an end.”

[20:21]  ¹ tn Heb “sons.”

[20:21]  ² tn Or “carries them out.”

[20:21]  ³ tn Heb “and I said/thought to pour out.”

[22:26]  ¹ tn Or “between the consecrated and the common.”

[22:26]  ² tn Heb “hide their eyes from.” The idiom means to disregard or ignore something or someone (see Lev 20:4; 1 Sam 12:3; Prov 28:27; Isa 1:15).

[46:1]  ¹ sn The east gate of the outer court was permanently closed (Ezek 44:2).

[46:12]  ¹ tn Heb “he shall shut the gate after he goes out.”