Yehezkiel 20:20

20:20 Treat my Sabbaths as holy ¹  and they will be a reminder of our relationship, ²  and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”

Yehezkiel 20:24

20:24 I did this ³  because they did not observe my regulations, they rejected my statutes, they desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on ⁴  their fathers’ idols.

Yehezkiel 23:38

23:38 Moreover, they have done this to me: In the very same day ⁵  they desecrated my sanctuary and profaned my Sabbaths.

[20:20]  ¹ tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”

[20:20]  ² tn Heb “and they will become a sign between me and you.”

[20:24]  ³ tn The words “I did this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. Verses 23-24 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. The translation divides this sentence into two for stylistic reasons.

[20:24]  ⁴ tn Or “they worshiped” (NCV, TEV, CEV); Heb “their eyes were on” or “were after” (cf. v. 16).

[23:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “in that day.”