Ezekiel 20:16-18

Contemporary English Version

¹⁶ I said this because they had not only ignored my laws and teachings, but had disgraced my Sabbath and worshiped idols.

¹⁷ Yet, I felt sorry for them and could not let them die in the desert. ¹⁸ So I warned the children not to act like their parents or follow their evil ways or worship their idols.