Ezekiel 20:12

20:12 I also gave them my Sabbaths 1  as a reminder of our relationship, 2  so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them. 3 

1 sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).

2 tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”

3 tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.