Ezekiel 20:21
New International Version
“’But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws, of which I said, “The person who obeys them will live by them,” and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.

New Living Translation
“But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So again I threatened to pour out my fury on them in the wilderness.

English Standard Version
But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths. “Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.

Berean Standard Bible
But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.

Berean Literal Bible
And the sons also rebelled against Me. In My statutes they did not walk, and My judgments they did not keep to do them, which a man shall do them, and he will live by them. My Sabbaths they profaned, and I said to pour out My fury on them to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.

King James Bible
Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

New King James Version
“Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them’; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness.

New American Standard Bible
But the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to follow My ordinances which, if a person follows them, then he will live by them; they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to use up My anger against them in the wilderness.

NASB 1995
“But the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to observe My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; they profaned My sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.

NASB 1977
“But the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to observe My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; they profaned My sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to do My judgments, which, if a man does them, he will live by them; they profaned My sabbaths. So I said I would pour out My wrath on them, to spend My anger against them in the wilderness.

Amplified Bible
Yet the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to observe My ordinances, which, if a man keeps, he will live; they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I decided to pour out My wrath on them and finish My anger against them in the wilderness.

Berean Annotated Bible
But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.

Christian Standard Bible
“ ‘But the children rebelled against me. They did not follow my statutes or carefully keep my ordinances—the person who does them will live by them. They also profaned my Sabbaths. So I considered pouring out my wrath on them and exhausting my anger against them in the wilderness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the children rebelled against Me. They did not follow My statutes or carefully keep My ordinances—the person who does them will live by them. They also profaned My Sabbaths. So I considered pouring out My wrath on them and exhausting My anger against them in the wilderness.

American Standard Version
But the children rebelled against me; they walked not in my statutes, neither kept mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live in them; they profaned my sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

Contemporary English Version
But the children also rebelled against me. They refused to obey my laws and teachings, and they treated the Sabbath as any other day. I became angry and decided to punish them in the desert.

English Revised Version
But the children rebelled against me; they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall live in them; they profaned my sabbaths: then I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'But they rebelled against me. They didn't live by my laws, and they didn't obey my rules and follow them. If people obey them, they will live. They dishonored the days to worship me. So I was going to pour out my fury on them and unleash my anger on them in the desert.

Good News Translation
"But that generation also defied me. They broke my laws and did not keep my commands, which bring life to anyone who obeys them. They profaned the Sabbath. I was ready to let them feel the force of my anger there in the desert and to kill them all.

International Standard Version
"But they rebelled against me. They didn't live according to my statutes, observe my ordinances, or practice them, by which a person will live. They also kept profaning my Sabbaths. So I said that I was going to pour out my anger on them and in my anger I'm going to bring about a complete end to them in the wilderness.

NET Bible
"'But the children rebelled against me, did not follow my statutes, did not observe my regulations by carrying them out (the one who obeys them will live by them), and desecrated my Sabbaths. I decided to pour out my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the wilderness.

New Heart English Bible
But the children rebelled against me; they didn't walk in my statutes, neither kept my ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live in them; and they profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

Webster's Bible Translation
Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man doeth, he shall even live in them: they profaned my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.

World English Bible
“‘“But the children rebelled against me. They didn’t walk in my statutes, and didn’t keep my ordinances to do them, which if a man does, he shall live in them. They profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the sons rebel against Me, "" They have not walked in My statutes, "" And they have not observed My judgments—to do them, "" Which the man who does—lives by them. They have defiled My Sabbaths, "" And I speak—to pour out My fury on them, "" To complete My anger against them in the wilderness.

Berean Literal Bible
And the sons also rebelled against Me. In My statutes they did not walk, and My judgments they did not keep to do them, which a man shall do them, and he will live by them. My Sabbaths they profaned, and I said to pour out My fury on them to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.

Young's Literal Translation
And -- the sons rebel against Me, In My statutes they have not walked, And My judgments they have not observed -- to do them, Which the man who doth -- liveth by them. My sabbaths they have polluted, And I say to pour out My fury upon them, To complete Mine anger against them in the wilderness.

Smith's Literal Translation
And their sons will rebel against me: they went not in my laws, and my judgments they watched not to do them, which a man shall do them and live in them: my Sabbaths they profaned: and saying, To pour out my wrath upon them to complete mine anger against them in the desert.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But their children provoked me, they walked not in my commandments, nor observed my judgments to do them: which if a man do, he shell live in them: and they violated my sabbaths: and I threatened to pour out my indignation upon them, and to accomplish my wrath in them in the desert.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But their sons provoked me. They did not walk in my precepts. And they did not observe my judgments, so as to do them; for if a man does them, he shall live by them. And they violated my Sabbaths. And so, I threatened that I would pour out my fury upon them, and that I would fulfill my wrath among them in the desert.

New American Bible
But their children rebelled against me: they did not follow my statutes or keep my ordinances that bring life to those who observe them; my sabbaths they desecrated. Then I considered pouring out my fury on them, spending my anger against them in the wilderness;

New Revised Standard Version
But the children rebelled against me; they did not follow my statutes, and were not careful to observe my ordinances, by whose observance everyone shall live; they profaned my sabbaths. Then I thought I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Notwithstanding the children of Israel rebelled against me; they did not walk in my commandments, neither did they keep my judgments to do them, which if a man shall do, he shall live by them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them and accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the children angered me and they did not walk in my commands, and they did not keep my judgments and they did not do them, for if a son of man does them, he lives in them, and they defiled my Sabbaths, and I said: "I shall pour out my wrath and I shall fulfill my anger upon them in the wilderness"
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But the children rebelled against Me; they walked not in My statutes, neither kept Mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live by them; they profaned My sabbaths; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon them in the wilderness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But they provoked me, and their children walked not in my commandments, and they took no heed to mine ordinances to do them, which if a man shall do, he shall even live in them, and they profaned my sabbaths: then I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to accomplish mine anger upon them.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Israel's Rebellion in the Wilderness
20Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’ 21But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances though the man who does these things will live by them— and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness. 22But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.…

Cross References
But the children rebelled against Me.

Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

Deuteronomy 31:27
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

Deuteronomy 9:7
Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—

Leviticus 18:4
You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 4:1-2
Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. / You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:32-33
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left. / You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
though the man who does these things will live by them—

Leviticus 18:5
Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

Nehemiah 9:29
You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

Romans 10:5
For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
and they profaned My Sabbaths.

Exodus 31:13-14
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. / Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.

Nehemiah 13:17-18
Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? / Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.

Numbers 14:29-35
Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me. / Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. / But I will bring your children, whom you said would become plunder, into the land you have rejected—and they will enjoy it. …

Deuteronomy 1:34-35
When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,

Psalm 95:10-11
For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” / So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”
Jeremiah 7:23-24
but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

Psalm 78:10-11
They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law. / They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.


Treasury of Scripture

Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

the children

Numbers 21:5
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

Numbers 25:1-8
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab…

Deuteronomy 9:23,24
Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice…

if a man

Ezekiel 20:11,13
And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them…

I would

Ezekiel 20:8,13
But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt…

Ezekiel 21:31
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.

2 Chronicles 34:21,25
Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book…

accomplish

Ezekiel 7:8
Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

Ezekiel 13:15
Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

Lamentations 4:11
The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

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Ezekiel 20
1. God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel
4. He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt
19. in the desert
27. and in the land
33. He promises to gather them by the Gospel
45. Under the name of a forest he shows the destruction of Jerusalem












But the children rebelled against Me.
This phrase highlights the recurring theme of rebellion among the Israelites, a pattern seen throughout their history. The "children" refer to the generation that followed those who initially left Egypt. This rebellion is consistent with the Israelites' behavior in the wilderness, as seen in Numbers 14:22-23, where they repeatedly tested God despite witnessing His miracles.

They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—
The statutes and ordinances refer to the laws given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, which were meant to guide the Israelites in righteous living. The failure to adhere to these laws signifies a rejection of God's covenant, as seen in Deuteronomy 28, where blessings and curses are outlined based on obedience or disobedience.

though the man who does these things will live by them—
This phrase underscores the principle that obedience to God's laws brings life and blessing. It echoes Leviticus 18:5, which states that keeping God's statutes leads to life. This concept is later referenced by Paul in Romans 10:5, emphasizing the righteousness that comes from the law.

and they profaned My Sabbaths.
The Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel (Exodus 31:13). Profaning the Sabbath was a serious offense, indicating a disregard for God's holiness and the rest He ordained. Nehemiah 13:17-18 also addresses the importance of keeping the Sabbath holy, linking its observance to the nation's well-being.

So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.
This reflects God's righteous judgment in response to Israel's persistent disobedience. The wilderness period was marked by God's discipline, as seen in Numbers 14:29-35, where the rebellious generation was condemned to die in the wilderness. This judgment serves as a warning and a call to repentance, illustrating God's justice and mercy.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Children of Israel
The descendants of the Israelites who were delivered from Egypt. They are the primary audience of God's message through Ezekiel, representing a new generation that continued in disobedience.

2. God (Yahweh)
The sovereign Lord who is addressing the rebellion of His people. He is portrayed as both just and merciful, offering statutes for life but also warning of wrath for disobedience.

3. The Wilderness
The place where the Israelites wandered for 40 years after their exodus from Egypt. It symbolizes a period of testing and rebellion against God.

4. Ezekiel
A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. He serves as a mouthpiece for God's judgment and hope.

5. The Sabbaths
Holy days set apart by God for rest and worship. They are a sign of the covenant between God and Israel, and their profanation is a serious offense.
Teaching Points
The Consequences of Rebellion
Disobedience to God's commands leads to His righteous anger and judgment. We must take seriously the call to follow His statutes.

The Life-Giving Nature of God's Law
God's ordinances are designed for our well-being. Obedience brings life and blessing, while rebellion leads to spiritual death.

The Importance of the Sabbath
The Sabbath is a sign of our covenant relationship with God. We should honor it as a day of rest and worship, reflecting on His provision and grace.

Generational Responsibility
Each generation is accountable for its own obedience to God. We must teach and model faithfulness to the next generation.

God's Patience and Justice
While God is patient, His justice will ultimately prevail. We should not take His patience for granted but strive to live in accordance with His will.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 20:21?

2. How does Ezekiel 20:21 illustrate Israel's disobedience to God's commandments?

3. What consequences did Israel face for rejecting God's "statutes" and "ordinances"?

4. How can we apply the lessons from Ezekiel 20:21 to our lives today?

5. What other biblical examples show the importance of obeying God's laws?

6. How does Ezekiel 20:21 emphasize the need for repentance and obedience to God?

7. Why did the Israelites repeatedly rebel against God's statutes in Ezekiel 20:21?

8. How does Ezekiel 20:21 reflect on human nature and disobedience?

9. What are the consequences of rejecting God's laws as seen in Ezekiel 20:21?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 20?

11. Does God punish children for their fathers' sins? (Exodus 20:5 vs. Ezekiel 18:20)

12. What are the 'not good' statutes in Ezekiel 20:25?

13. In Ezekiel 20:12-13, the Sabbath is presented as a sign between God and Israel. Why is this sign rarely mentioned in other biblical narratives of the same events?

14. In Job 21:19-21, does the idea of children suffering for a parent's wrongdoing clash with other biblical teachings on individual responsibility?
What Does Ezekiel 20:21 Mean
But the children rebelled against Me

• Even after witnessing the Lord’s mighty acts in Egypt (Exodus 7–12) and at Sinai (Exodus 19–20), the next generation repeated their parents’ pattern of unbelief (Numbers 14:22-23).

• Rebellion is a personal affront to God, not merely the breaking of an impersonal code. He twice calls Israel “children” rebelling against “Me,” underlining the intimacy of the covenant relationship (Deuteronomy 32:6; Isaiah 1:2).

• The verse reminds us that every generation must choose obedience for itself; spiritual heritage cannot substitute for personal faith (Judges 2:10-12).


They did not walk in My statutes

• “Walk” pictures a daily lifestyle. Israel’s behavior contradicted the directions God laid out in the Law (Leviticus 18:4).

• Scripture consistently pairs true faith with a life that lines up with God’s commands (Deuteronomy 28:9; 1 John 2:3-6).

• Their failure exposes the false hope of outward affiliation without inward submission.


They did not carefully observe My ordinances

• “Carefully observe” speaks of deliberate, wholehearted obedience (Deuteronomy 32:46-47). Sloppy devotion is still disobedience.

• God’s detailed ordinances (the civil and ceremonial laws) aimed to shape a holy community (Leviticus 19:37). Ignoring details showed contempt for the Lawgiver (Malachi 1:6-8).

• The warning presses us to heed Jesus’ call to obey “all that I commanded you” (Matthew 28:20).


Though the man who does these things will live by them

• This clause echoes Leviticus 18:5: “The one who does them will live by them.” Obedience brings blessing and life (Deuteronomy 30:15-20).

• Paul cites the same truth in Romans 10:5 and Galatians 3:12 to prove that, while the Law promises life, our inability to keep it drives us to Christ for righteousness by faith (Galatians 3:24).

• Ezekiel is not teaching salvation by works but reaffirming the principle that God’s commands are life-giving when embraced in faith (Psalm 19:7-11).


They profaned My Sabbaths

• The Sabbath was the covenant sign between God and Israel (Exodus 31:13-17). Treating it as common dissolved the weekly reminder of God’s creation rest and redemptive rest (Deuteronomy 5:15).

• Repeated Sabbath violations—collecting manna on the seventh day (Exodus 16:27-30), gathering sticks (Numbers 15:32-36), trading in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 13:15-18)—showed hearts unmoved by grace.

• Reverencing the Lord’s Day today similarly declares trust in God’s provision and delight in His holiness (Hebrews 4:9-11).


So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness

• God’s wrath is His settled, righteous opposition to sin (Nahum 1:2-3). For Israel, it materialized as forty years of wandering until the rebellious generation died (Numbers 14:29-35).

• The wilderness discipline illustrates both justice and mercy: justice, because sin bears consequences; mercy, because God did not wipe them out entirely and still brought their children into the land (Deuteronomy 1:35-38).

• New-covenant believers are warned by this example: “Do not be idolaters as some of them were… God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness” (1 Corinthians 10:5-11; Hebrews 3:16-19).


summary

Ezekiel 20:21 recounts Israel’s ongoing refusal to obey God—rejecting His statutes, ordinances, and Sabbaths—despite His clear promise that obedience brings life. Their rebellion provoked divine wrath, displayed in the wilderness judgments. The verse calls every generation to wholehearted, careful obedience born of faith, reminding us that God’s commands are life-giving and that persistent disobedience invites discipline from the holy, covenant-keeping Lord.

(21) The children rebelled.--The history of the wanderings in the wilderness, given in Exodus and Numbers, offers abundant illustrations of the truth of this and the following verse.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But the children
הַבָּנִ֗ים (hab·bā·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

rebelled
וַיַּמְרוּ־ (way·yam·rū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 4784: To be contentious or rebellious

against Me.
בִ֣י (ḇî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

They did not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

walk
הָ֠לָכוּ (hā·lā·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in My statutes
בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣י (bə·ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statute

or carefully
שָׁמְר֜וּ (šā·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

observe
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

My ordinances—
מִשְׁפָּטַ֨י (miš·pā·ṭay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

though the man
הָֽאָדָם֙ (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

who
אֲשֶׁר֩ (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

does [these things]
יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה (ya·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

will live
וָחַ֣י (wā·ḥay)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2425: To live, to revive

by them—
בָּהֶ֔ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

and they profaned
חִלֵּ֑לוּ (ḥil·lê·lū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play

My Sabbaths.
שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י (šab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯay)
Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath

So I resolved
וָאֹמַ֞ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to pour
לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ (liš·pōḵ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out

out My wrath
חֲמָתִ֣י (ḥă·mā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

upon them
עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and vent
לְכַלּ֥וֹת (lə·ḵal·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

My anger
אַפִּ֛י (’ap·pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

against them
בָּ֖ם (bām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

in the wilderness.
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (bam·miḏ·bār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech


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OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:21 But the children rebelled against me (Ezek. Eze Ezk)
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