Ezekiel 20:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ezekiel 20:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 20:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 20:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘“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.”

Ezekiel 20:21 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 20:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Ezekiel 20:21 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 20:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Ezekiel 20:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 20:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And 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: and I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish mine anger against them in the wilderness.”

Ezekiel 20:21 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 20:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Notwithstanding the children rebelled against mee: they walked not in my statutes, nor kept my iudgements to doe them, which if a man doe, hee shall liue in them, but they polluted my Sabbaths: then I thought to powre out mine indignation vpon them, and to accomplish my wrath against them in the wildernes.”

Ezekiel 20:21 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 20:21 in Context — Ezekiel 20

19 Je suis l’Éternel, votre Dieu. Suivez mes préceptes, observez mes ordonnances, et mettez-les en pratique.

20 Sanctifiez mes sabbats, et qu’ils soient entre moi et vous un signe auquel on connaisse que je suis l’Éternel, votre Dieu.

21 Et les fils se révoltèrent contre moi. Ils ne suivirent point mes préceptes, ils n’observèrent point et n’exécutèrent point mes ordonnances, que l’homme doit mettre en pratique, afin de vivre par elles, et ils profanèrent mes sabbats. J’eus la pensée de répandre sur eux ma fureur, d’épuiser contre eux ma colère dans le désert.

22 Néanmoins j’ai retiré ma main, et j’ai agi par égard pour mon nom, afin qu’il ne fût pas profané aux yeux des nations en présence desquelles je les avais fait sortir d’Égypte.

23 Dans le désert, je levai encore ma main vers eux, pour les disperser parmi les nations et les répandre en divers pays,

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