Ezekiel 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 

Ge 2:3; Ex 16:29; Ex 19:5,6; Ex 20:8-11; Ex 31:13-17; Ex 35:2; Le 20:8; Le 21:8,15,23; Le 23:3,24,32,39; Le 25:4; De 5:12-15; Ne 9:14; Eze 20:20; Eze 37:28; Mr 2:27,28; Joh 17:17-19; Col 2:16; 1Th 5:23; Jude 1:1

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.