Ezekiel 20:22-24

Common English Bible

²² But I restrained myself and acted for the sake of my name so that it wouldn’t be diminished in the sight of the nations who saw me lead them out of Egypt. ²³ And I swore yet another solemn pledge in the desert, that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the earth, ²⁴ because they didn’t observe my case laws, they rejected my regulations, and they degraded my sabbaths while they kept looking to their parents’ idols.