Ezekiel 20:8

20:8 But they rebelled against me, and refused to listen to me; no one got rid of their detestable idols, ¹  nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. Then I decided to pour out ²  my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:18

20:18 “‘But I said to their children ³  in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, ⁴  nor defile yourselves with their idols.

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¹ tn Heb “each one, the detestable things of their eyes did not throw away.”

² tn Heb “and I said/thought to pour out.”

³ tn Heb “sons,” reflecting the patriarchal idiom of the culture.

⁴ tn Or “standard of justice.” See Ezek 7:27.