Discovery BoxEzekiel 11:20 
Context11:20 so that they may follow my statutes and observe my regulations and carry them out. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. 1
Ezekiel 13:3
Context13:3 This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit but have seen nothing!
Ezekiel 18:14
Context18:14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example. 2
Ezekiel 20:16
Context20:16 I did this 3 because they rejected my regulations, did not follow my statutes, and desecrated my Sabbaths; for their hearts followed their idols. 4
Ezekiel 20:18
Context20:18 “‘But I said to their children 5 in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, 6 nor defile yourselves with their idols.
Ezekiel 37:24
Context37:24 “‘My servant David will be king over them; there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow 7 my regulations and carefully observe my statutes. 8
1 sn The expression They will be my people, and I will be their God occurs as a promise to Abraham (Gen 17:8), Moses (Exod 6:7), and the nation (Exod 29:45).
2 tn Heb “and he sees and does not do likewise.”
3 tn The words “I did this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. Verses 15-16 are one long sentence in the Hebrew text. The translation divides this sentence into two for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Heb “for after their idols their heart was going.” The use of the active participle (“was going”) in the Hebrew text draws attention to the ongoing nature of their idolatrous behavior.
5 tn Heb “sons,” reflecting the patriarchal idiom of the culture.
6 tn Or “standard of justice.” See Ezek 7:27.
7 tn Heb “walk [in].”
8 tn Heb “and my statutes they will guard and they will do them.”
