Ezekiel 20:12

Translations

Modern

I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Traditional

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.

Literal

And also My Sabbaths I gave to them to be as a sign between Me and between them, that they might know that I am YHWH, the One sanctifying them.

Latin

Insuper et sabbata mea dedi eis, ut essent signum inter me et eos, et scirent quia ego Dominus sanctificans eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Notes

Ezekiel 20:8–21

Each generation of Israelites rebelled against the Lord. They refused to obey the commandments he gave them.

Each time, the Lord warned that he would pour out his fury (his strong anger) on them (Ezekiel 20:8, 13, 21). But he held back his judgment. He did this for the honor of his name.

If he had destroyed them, the surrounding nations might have thought he was too weak to bring his people into the promised land.

Ezekiel 20:4–26

The Lord refused to answer their question. But this did not mean he had nothing to say.

Instead, God gave them a different message through Ezekiel. Ezekiel would describe the sinful and detestable actions of their ancestors. He would place these past sins clearly before the people.

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 20:20
Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
Ezekiel 37:28
Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Leviticus 21:23
…but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
Exodus 20:8–11
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Mark 2:27–28
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Deuteronomy 5:12–15
Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.
Leviticus 23:3
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
Exodus 31:13–17
“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.
Exodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
Leviticus 25:4
But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.
Leviticus 21:15
…so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”

People

Sabbath: The seventh day of the week, set apart for rest and worship

Glossary

Ezekiel, Book of Sabbath Sign

Topics

National Sins: Aggravated by Privileges Sabbath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

Ezekiel 20:12

Translations?

Original?

Notes?

Events?

Related verses?