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Ezekiel 20:18–19

18 I said to their children in the wilderness, “Do not follow the statutes of your parentsc or keep their laws or defile yourselvesd with their idols. 19 I am the Lord your God;e follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.f

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Ezekiel 20:18–19 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 “And I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, nor defile yourselves with their idols. 19 I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules,

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: 19 I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 “Then I warned their children not to follow in their parents’ footsteps, defiling themselves with their idols. 19 ‘I am the Lord your God,’ I told them. ‘Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations,

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 “But I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols. 19 I am the Lord your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them;

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 I said to their children in the desert, “Don’t live by the rules of your parents, or obey their laws. Don’t make yourselves unclean with their idols. 19 I am the Lord your God. Live by my rules, obey my laws, and follow them.

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols. 19 I am Jehovah your God: walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk not in the statutes of your fathers, neither keep their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols. 19 I am Jehovah your God: walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 19 I am the Lord your God. Live by my laws. Obey my rules and follow them.

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 “Then I said to their children in the wilderness: Don’t follow the statutes of your fathers, defile yourselves with their idols, or keep their ordinances. 19 I am Yahweh your God. Follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 I said to their children in the wilderness, Do not follow the statutes of your parents, nor observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols. 19 I the Lord am your God; follow my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances,

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 “And I said to their children in the desert, ‘You must not go in the statutes of your parents; you must not keep their regulations, and you must not make yourself unclean with their idols. 19 I, Yahweh, am your God, so go in my statutes and keep my regulations and do them.

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 I spoke to their children there. I said, ‘Do not follow the rules your parents gave you. Do not obey their laws. Do not pollute yourselves by worshiping their gods. 19 I am the Lord your God. So follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws.

Ezekiel 20:18–19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 “I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.

19 ‘I am the Lord your God; walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and observe them.


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