Discovery BoxEzekiel 20:12 
Context20:12 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
Ezekiel 20:20
Context20:20 Treat my Sabbaths as holy 4 and they will be a reminder of our relationship, 5 and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”
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.
4 tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”
5 tn Heb “and they will become a sign between me and you.”
