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So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in Egypt. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> “But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. None 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 and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20.htm">King James Bible</a> But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/20.htm">New King James Version</a> But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, ‘I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.’ <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not throw away, each of them, the detestable things of their eyes, nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. “Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to use up My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not cast away the detestable things of their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not cast away the detestable things of their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; each one did not cast away the detestable things of their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out My wrath on them, to spend My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not throw away the detestable things on which they feasted their eyes, nor did they give up the idols of Egypt. “Then I decided to pour out My wrath on them and finish My anger against them in the land of Egypt. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “ ‘But they rebelled against me and were unwilling to listen to me. None of them threw away the abhorrent things that they prized, and they did not abandon the idols of Egypt. So I considered pouring out my wrath on them, exhausting my anger against them within the land of Egypt. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But they rebelled against Me and were unwilling to listen to Me. None of them threw away the detestable things that were before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I considered pouring out My wrath on them, exhausting My anger against them within the land of Egypt. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me; they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> but they still rebelled against me. They refused to listen and kept on worshiping their idols and foreign gods. In my anger, I decided to punish the Israelites in Egypt. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me; they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> " 'But they rebelled against me and refused to listen to me. Not one of them got rid of the detestable idols that they looked to for help. They didn't abandon the disgusting idols of Egypt. So I was going to pour out my fury on them and unleash my anger on them in Egypt. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> But they defied me and refused to listen. They did not throw away their disgusting idols or give up the Egyptian gods. I was ready to let them feel the full force of my anger there in Egypt. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> "But they rebelled against me and weren't willing to obey me. None of them abandoned their detestable practices or their Egyptian idols. So I said, 'I'll pour out my anger on them, extending my fury in the middle of the land of Egypt.' <a href="/msb/ezekiel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. <a href="/net/ezekiel/20.htm">NET Bible</a> But they rebelled against me, and refused to listen to me; no one got rid of their detestable idols, nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. Then I decided to pour out my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me; they each didn't throw away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/web/ezekiel/20.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘“But they rebelled against me and wouldn’t listen to me. They didn’t all throw away the abominations of their eyes. They also didn’t forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they rebel against Me, "" And have not been willing to listen to Me, "" Each has not cast away the detestable things of their eyes, "" And have not forsaken the idols of Egypt, "" And I speak—to pour out My fury on them, "" To complete My anger against them, "" In the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And -- they rebel against Me, And have not been willing to hearken to Me, Each, the detestable things of their eyes, They have not cast away, And the idols of Egypt have not forsaken, And I say -- to pour out My fury on them, To complete Mine anger against them, In the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will rebel against me, and they would not hear to me: they cast not away each the abominations of their eyes, and they forsook not the blocks of Egypt: and saying, To pour out my wrath upon them, to complete mine anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But they provoked me, and would not hearken to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of his eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: and I said I would pour out my indignation upon them, and accomplish my wrath against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But they provoked me, and they were not willing to listen to me. Each one of them did not cast away the abominations of his eyes, nor did they leave behind the idols of Egypt. And so, I said that I would pour out my indignation upon them, and fulfill my wrath against them, in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Bible</a> But they rebelled and refused to listen to me; none of them threw away the detestable things that held their eyes, nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. Then I considered pouring out my fury and spending my anger against them there in the land of Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; not one of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I thought I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; they did not every man cast away the images from before their sight, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them and accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they angered me and they chose not to listen to me, and they did not put away the idols from their eyes and they did not leave the dreaded things of Egypt, and I said: "I shall pour my wrath upon them and I shall fulfill my anger against them within the land of Egypt”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But they rebelled against Me, and would not hearken unto Me; they did not every man cast away the detestable things of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon them in the midst of the land of Egypt. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But they revolted from me, and would not hearken to me: they cast not away the abominations of their eyes, and forsook not the devices of Egypt: then I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my wrath upon them in the midst of Egypt. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5081" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Israel's Rebellion in Egypt</a> …7And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’ 8<a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: way·yam·rū- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">But they rebelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">against Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and refused</a> <a href="/hebrew/14.htm" title="14: ’ā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be willing, to consent. A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. to be acquiescent."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to listen.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">None of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: hiš·lî·ḵū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">cast away</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8251.htm" title="8251: šiq·qū·ṣê (N-mpc) -- Detested thing. Or shiqquts; from shaqats; disgusting, i.e. Filthy; especially idolatrous or an idol.">the abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê·hem (N-cdc:: 3mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">before their eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: gil·lū·lê (N-mpc) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">the idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">So I resolved</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: liš·pōḵ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">to pour out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">My wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: lə·ḵal·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">and vent</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">My anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">against them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> 9But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Exodus 32:1-4</a> Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” / So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Deuteronomy 9:7-12</a> Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD. / At Horeb you provoked the LORD, and He was angry enough to destroy you. / When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water. ... <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19-21</a> At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. / They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. / They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24-26</a> Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-41</a> But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-18</a> But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. / Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies, <a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a> But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a> I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-7</a> These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a> But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-12</a> All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a> And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a> Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">1 Kings 14:22-24</a> And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done. / They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt.they rebelled<a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Deuteronomy 9:7</a> Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD.<a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a> Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.<a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a> But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.they did<a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Ezekiel 20:7</a> Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.<a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4-6</a> And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt… then I<a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Ezekiel 20:13,21</a> But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them… <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Ezekiel 5:13</a> Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.<a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Ezekiel 7:8</a> Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-15.htm">Accomplish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-20.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-6.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-21.htm">Accomplish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-21.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-14.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-16.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 20</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt</a> 19. <a href="/ezekiel/20-19.htm">in the desert</a> 27. <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">and in the land</a> 33. <a href="/ezekiel/20-33.htm">He promises to gather them by the Gospel</a> 45. <a href="/ezekiel/20-45.htm">Under the name of a forest he shows the destruction of Jerusalem</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew root for "rebelled" is "מָרָה" (marah), which conveys a sense of bitterness and defiance. Historically, this rebellion is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where the Israelites often turned away from God's commandments despite His continuous guidance and provision. This rebellion is not just a physical act but a spiritual defiance against God's authority and love.and were unwilling to listen to Me The phrase "unwilling to listen" underscores a deliberate choice to ignore God's voice. The Hebrew word "שָׁמַע" (shama) means to hear or listen, but in a deeper sense, it implies obedience. The Israelites' unwillingness to listen reflects a hardened heart and a rejection of the covenant relationship God desired with His people. This highlights the importance of not just hearing God's word but responding to it with obedience and faith.None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes "Abominations" refers to detestable practices, often associated with idolatry and pagan worship. The Hebrew word "שִׁקּוּץ" (shiqquwts) is used to describe things that are abhorrent to God. The Israelites' failure to cast away these abominations indicates their attachment to sinful practices and their reluctance to fully commit to God. This serves as a warning against allowing cultural or societal influences to lead us away from God's truth.nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt The "idols of Egypt" symbolize the lingering influence of Egyptian culture and religion on the Israelites even after their deliverance from slavery. The Hebrew word for idols, "גִּלּוּלִים" (gillulim), often denotes worthless or vain objects of worship. This phrase reminds us of the danger of holding onto past sins or influences that can hinder our spiritual growth and relationship with God. It calls for a complete renunciation of anything that takes precedence over our devotion to the Lord.So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them Here, "resolved" indicates a determined decision by God to act in response to the Israelites' rebellion. The Hebrew word "שָׁפַךְ" (shaphak) for "pour out" conveys a sense of overwhelming and thorough action. God's wrath is not arbitrary but a just response to sin and disobedience. This serves as a sobering reminder of God's holiness and the seriousness of sin, emphasizing the need for repentance and alignment with His will.and to vent My anger against them in the wilderness The "wilderness" represents both a physical place and a spiritual state of testing and purification. It was in the wilderness that the Israelites experienced God's provision and discipline. The Hebrew word for "anger," "אַף" (aph), often conveys a sense of intense displeasure. This phrase illustrates the consequences of continued rebellion and the necessity of divine correction. It also points to God's desire to refine and restore His people, even through difficult circumstances, to bring them back into a right relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) The land of Egypt.--Of this idolatrous rebellion, and of this threat of the Divine anger while they were still in Egypt, as already said, we have no specific record. But they had the same disposition then as they had afterwards; and, even without such a charge, we could infer the probability of their idolatry. It is possible that the prophet may have had in mind such incidents as are related in <a href="/context/numbers/14-11.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have showed among them?">Numbers 14:11-20</a>, happening while the Israelites were still in the neighbourhood of Egypt, and when the report of them would speedily have reached Egyptian ears. It is by no means necessary to suppose that in this broad and general review of the teachings of history each incident is kept in its strict chronological place. Yet idolatry in Egypt is distinctly charged upon the Israelites in <a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm" title="And say, Thus said the Lord GOD to Jerusalem; Your birth and your nativity is of the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother an Hittite.">Ezekiel 16:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-19.htm" title="My meat also which I gave you, fine flour, and oil, and honey, with which I fed you, you have even set it before them for a sweet smell: and thus it was, said the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 16:19</a>, and this verse may well refer to God's judgment for this sin suspended and delayed while they were in Egypt lest it should be misunderstood by the heathen. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But they rebelled וַיַּמְרוּ־ (way·yam·rū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> To be contentious or rebellious against Me בִ֗י (ḇî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and refused וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to listen. לִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently None of them אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person cast away הִשְׁלִ֔יכוּ (hiš·lî·ḵū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away the abominations שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י (šiq·qū·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8251.htm">Strong's 8251: </a> Disgusting, filthy, idolatrous, an idol before their eyes, עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ (‘ê·nê·hem) Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain and they did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no forsake עָזָ֑בוּ (‘ā·zā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit the idols גִּלּוּלֵ֥י (gil·lū·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> A log, an idol of Egypt. מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa So I resolved וָאֹמַ֞ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to pour out לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ (liš·pōḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out My wrath חֲמָתִ֣י (ḥă·mā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> Heat, anger, poison upon them עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and vent לְכַלּ֤וֹת (lə·ḵal·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent My anger אַפִּי֙ (’ap·pî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire against them בָּהֶ֔ם (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> in בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:8 But they rebelled against me and would (Ezek. 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