Eze 20:23-24 | NETfull | STEP | I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.

Ezekiel 20:23-24

23 I also swore ^{▼▼ Heb “I lifted up my hand.”} to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. ^{▼▼ Though the Pentateuch does not seem to know of this episode, Ps 106:26–27 may speak of God’s oath to exile the people before they had entered Canaan.} 24 I did this ^{▼▼ 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.} because they did not observe my regulations, they rejected my statutes, they desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on ^{▼▼ Or “they worshiped” (NCV, TEV, CEV); Heb “their eyes were on” or “were after” (cf. v. 16).} their fathers’ idols.