Ezekiel 20:16-18

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁶ They rejected my rules, and they didn’t live by my laws. They dishonored the days to worship me, because their hearts chased disgusting idols. ¹⁷ But I had compassion on them. I didn’t destroy them or completely wipe them out in the desert. ¹⁸ I said to their children in the desert, “Don’t live by the laws of your ancestors. Don’t obey their rules or dishonor yourselves with their disgusting idols.