Psa 106:13-22, Eze 2:3, 20:5-32, 23:2-3 | ESV | STEP | But they soon forgot his works ; they did not wait for his counsel .

Psalms 106:13-22

13 But they soon ^aforgot his works;
they did not wait for ^bhis counsel.
14 But they had ^ca wanton craving in the wilderness,
and ^dput God to the test in the desert;
15 he ^egave them what they asked,
but sent ^fa wasting disease among them.
16 When men in the camp ^gwere jealous of Moses
and Aaron, ^hthe holy one of the Lord,
17 ⁱthe earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abiram.
18 ^jFire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
19 They ^kmade a calf in Horeb
and worshiped a metal image.
20 They ^lexchanged the glory of God ^{▼▼Hebrew exchanged their glory}
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They ⁿforgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22 wondrous works in ^othe land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

Ezekiel 2:3

3 And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to ^pnations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. ^qThey and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.

Ezekiel 20:5-32

5 and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: ^rOn the day when I chose Israel, ^sI swore ^{▼▼Hebrew I lifted my hand; twice in this verse; also verses 6, 15, 23, 28, 42} to the offspring of the house of Jacob, ^umaking myself known to them in the land of Egypt; ^vI swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God. 6 On that day I swore to them that ^wI would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land ^xflowing with milk and honey, ^ythe most glorious of all lands. 7 And I said to them, ' ^zCast away the detestable things ^aayour eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves with ^abthe idols of Egypt; ^acI am the Lord your God.' 8 ^adBut they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. ^aeNone of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.

“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them ^afand spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 ^agBut I acted ^ahfor the sake of my name, ^aithat it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, ^ajin whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt. 10 ^akSo I led them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. 11 ^alI gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, ^amby which, if a person does them, he shall live. 12 Moreover, I gave them ^anmy Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, ^aothat they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. 13 ^apBut the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. ^aqThey did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; ^arand my Sabbaths they greatly profaned.

^as“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them. 14 But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, ^atin whose sight I had brought them out. 15 Moreover, ^auI swore to them in the wilderness ^avthat I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land ^awflowing with milk and honey, ^axthe most glorious of all lands, 16 because they rejected my rules and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths; ^ayfor their heart went after their idols. 17 Nevertheless, ^azmy eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or ^bamake a full end of them in the wilderness.

18 “And I said to ^bbtheir children in the wilderness, 'Do not walk ^bcin the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, ^bdnor defile yourselves with their idols. 19 ^beI am the Lord your God; ^bfwalk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules, 20 and ^bgkeep my Sabbaths holy that ^bhthey may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.' 21 ^biBut the children ^bjrebelled against me. ^bkThey did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths.

^bl“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness. 22 ^bmBut I withheld my hand ^bnand acted for the sake of my name, ^bothat it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. 23 ^bpMoreover, ^bqI swore to them in the wilderness ^brthat I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries, 24 because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, ^bsand their eyes were set on their fathers’ idols. 25 ^btMoreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life, 26 and I defiled them through ^butheir very gifts ^bvin their offering up all their firstborn, that I might devastate them. I did it ^bwthat they might know that I am the Lord.

27 “Therefore, ^bxson of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: In this also your fathers blasphemed me, by ^bydealing treacherously with me. 28 For when I had brought them into the land that ^bzI swore to give them, then wherever they saw ^caany high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented ^cbthe provocation of their offering; there they sent up their pleasing aromas, and there they poured out their drink offerings. 29 (I said to them, ^cc'What is the high place to which you go?' So its name is called Bamah ^{▼▼ Bamah means high place} to this day.)

30 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: ^ceWill you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and go ^cfwhoring after their detestable things? 31 When you present your gifts and ^cgoffer up your children in fire, ^{▼▼Hebrew and make your children pass through the fire} you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And ^cishall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? ^cjAs I live, declares the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.

32 ^ck“What is in your mind shall never happen—the thought, ^cl‘Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, ^cmand worship wood and stone.’

Ezekiel 23:2-3

2 ^cn“Son of man, there were ^cotwo women, the daughters of one mother. 3 ^cpThey played the whore in Egypt; ^cqthey played the whore ^crin their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms ^{▼▼Hebrew nipples; also verses 8, 21} handled.