Ezekiel 20:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 20:20

18 “But I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

19 I am the Lord your God: ^aWalk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them;

20 ^ahallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’

21 “Notwithstanding, ^athe children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, ^b‘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.

22 Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out.

23 Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, that ^aI would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries,

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 20:20

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American Standard Version
and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God.

Amplified® Bible
And hallow (separate and keep holy) My Sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know, understand, {and} realize that I am the Lord your God.

Contemporary English Version
I told them to respect my Sabbath to show that they were my people and that I was the LORD their God.

Darby English Version
and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I [am] Jehovah your God.

Good News Bible
Make the Sabbath a holy day, so that it will be a sign of the covenant we made, and will remind you that I am the LORD your God.

King James Version
And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.

New American Standard Bible
`Sanctify My sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'

New International Version
Keep my Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God."

New King James Version
hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' Sanctify My sabbaths; and they shall become a sign between Me and you, that you may know Me as the LORD your God.'

Revised Standard Version
and hallow my sabbaths that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I the LORD am your God.

Young's Literal Translation
And My sabbaths sanctify, And they have been for a sign between Me and you, To know that I, Jehovah, `am' your God.

New English Translation
Treat my Sabbaths as holy¹ and they will be a reminder of our relationship,² and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”

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