Ezekiel 20:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
becauseיַ֜עַן
(ya·'an)
3282: on account of, becausefrom anah
they rejectedמָאָ֗סוּ
(ma·'a·su)
3988a: to rejecta prim. root
My ordinances,בְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣י
(be·mish·pa·tai)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
and as for My statutes,חֻקֹּותַי֙
(chuk·ko·v·tai)
2708: something prescribed, an enactment, statutefem. of choq
they did not walkהָלְכ֣וּ
(ha·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
in them; they even profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּ
(chil·le·lu;)
2490c: to pollute, defile, profanea prim. root
My sabbaths,שַׁבְּתֹותַ֖י
(shab·be·to·v·tai)
7676: sabbathfrom shabath
for their heartלִבָּ֥ם
(lib·bam)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
continually wentהֹלֵֽךְ׃
(ho·lech.)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
afterאַחֲרֵ֥י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
their idols.גִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם
(gil·lu·lei·hem)
1544: an idolfrom galal


















KJV Lexicon
Because they despised
ma'ac  (maw-as')
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
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
and 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.
but 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.
for their heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
went
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
their idols
gilluwl  (ghil-lool')
a log (as round); by implication, an idol -- idol.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
because they rejected My ordinances, and as for My statutes, they did not walk in them; they even profaned My sabbaths, for their heart continually went after their idols.

King James Bible
Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because they rejected My ordinances, profaned My Sabbaths, and did not follow My statutes. For their hearts went after their idols.

International Standard Version
because they kept on rejecting my ordinances. They didn't live life consistent with my statutes, they profaned my Sabbaths, and their hearts followed their idols.

NET Bible
I did this because they rejected my regulations, did not follow my statutes, and desecrated my Sabbaths; for their hearts followed their idols.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They rejected my rules, and they didn't live by my laws. They dishonored the days to worship me, because their hearts chased disgusting idols.

King James 2000 Bible
Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
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