Ezekiel 20:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But the childrenהַבָּנִ֗ים
(hab·ba·nim)
1121: sona prim. root
rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־
(vai·yam·ru-)
4784: to be contentious or rebelliousa prim. root
against Me; they did not walkהָ֠לָכוּ
(ha·la·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
in My statutes,בְּחֻקֹּותַ֣י
(be·chuk·ko·v·tai)
2708: something prescribed, an enactment, statutefem. of choq
norלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
were they carefulשָׁמְר֜וּ
(sha·me·ru)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
to observeלַעֲשֹׂ֣ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
My ordinances,מִשְׁפָּטַ֨י
(mish·pa·tai)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
by which,אֲשֶׁר֩
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
[if] a manהָֽאָדָם֙
(ha·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
observesיַעֲשֶׂ֨ה
(ya·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
them, he will live; 
 
2421a: to livea prim. root
they profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּ
(chil·le·lu;)
2490c: to pollute, defile, profanea prim. root
My sabbaths.שַׁבְּתֹותַ֖י
(shab·be·to·v·tai)
7676: sabbathfrom shabath
So I resolvedוָאֹמַ֞ר
(va·'o·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to pourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ
(lish·poch)
8210: to pour out, poura prim. root
out My wrathחֲמָתִ֣י
(cha·ma·ti)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham
on them, to accomplishלְכַלֹּ֥ות
(le·chal·lo·vt)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
My angerאַפִּ֛י
(ap·pi)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
against them in the wilderness.בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
(bam·mid·bar.)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar


















KJV Lexicon
Notwithstanding the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
rebelled
marah  (maw-raw')
to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
against me they walked
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
not in my statutes
chuqqah  (khook-kaw')
appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
neither kept
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
my judgments
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
to do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
them which if a man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
he shall even live
chayay  (khaw-yah'-ee)
to live; causatively to revive -- live, save life.
in them they polluted
chalal  (khaw-lal')
to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening wedge) instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
my sabbaths
shabbath  (shab-bawth')
intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath -- (+ every) sabbath.
then I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I would pour out
shaphak  (shaw-fak')
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out -- cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
my fury
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
upon them to accomplish
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
my anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
against them in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to observe My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; they profaned My sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.

King James Bible
Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the children rebelled against Me. They did not follow My statutes or carefully keep My ordinances--the person who does them will live by them. They also profaned My Sabbaths. So I considered pouring out My wrath on them and exhausting My anger against them in the wilderness.

International Standard Version
"But they rebelled against me. They didn't live according to my statutes, observe my ordinances, or practice them, by which a person will live. They also kept profaning my Sabbaths. So I said that I was going to pour out my anger on them and in my anger I'm going to bring about a complete end to them in the wilderness.

NET Bible
"'But the children rebelled against me, did not follow my statutes, did not observe my regulations by carrying them out (the one who obeys them will live by them), and desecrated my Sabbaths. I decided to pour out my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the wilderness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'But they rebelled against me. They didn't live by my laws, and they didn't obey my rules and follow them. If people obey them, they will live. They dishonored the days to worship me. So I was going to pour out my fury on them and unleash my anger on them in the desert.

King James 2000 Bible
Yet the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live by them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
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