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 Eu sou o SENHOR vosso Deus; andai em meus estatutos, guardai meus juízos, e os praticai;

20 E santificai meus sábados, e sirvam de sinal entre mim e vós, para que saibais que eu sou o SENHOR, vosso Deus.

21 Mas os filhos se rebelaram contra mim; não andaram em meus estatutos, nem guardaram meus juízos fazê-los, os quais se o homem os cumprir, por eles viverá; [e] profanaram meus sábados. Então eu disse que derramaria meu furor sobre eles, para cumprir minha ira contra eles no deserto.

22 Porém contive minha mão, e fiz por favor a meu nome, para que não fosse profanado diante dos olhos das nações, diante de cujos olhos os tirei.

23 E também lhes jurei no deserto que os espalharia entre as nações, e que os dispersaria pelas terras;

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