Translations
Modern
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.
Traditional
I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
Literal
I am YHWH your God; in My statutes you must walk, and My ordinances you must keep and do them,
Latin
Ego Dominus Deus vester: in præceptis meis ambulate: judicia mea custodite, et facite ea,
Original
Hebrew
English
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.
Notes
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.
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