Ezekiel 20:8-9

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 out² my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 20:9 I acted for the sake of my reputation,³ so that I would not be profaned before the nations among whom they lived,⁴ before whom I revealed myself by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.⁵

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

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

³tn Heb “for the sake of my name.”

⁴tn Heb “before the eyes of the nations in whose midst they were.”

⁵tn Heb “to whom I made myself known before their eyes to bring them out from the land of Egypt.” The translation understands the infinitive construct (“to bring them out”) as indicating manner. God’s deliverance of his people from Egypt was an act of self-revelation in that it displayed his power and his commitment to his promises.