Ezekiel 20:24
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
חָלַל
they had profaned
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חָלַל
Pierced, wounded, profaned. Chalal. To be fatally pierced through. This is the word used for Jesus being pierced on the cross. He was pierced because of what we did, not because of anything He did.
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מִשְׁפָּט
judgments/ my
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מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
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עָשָׂה
they had done
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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שַׁבָּת
sabbaths/ my
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שַׁבָּת
Sabbath. Shabbat. The seventh day of rest. A declaration that God is in control and we can stop striving. Rest is an act of trust.
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עַיִן
eyes/ their
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עַיִן
Eye, spring of water. Ayin. Open the eyes of my heart LORD. I lift my eyes to You who are enthroned in heaven.
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יַעַן
because
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יַעַן
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
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גִּלּוּל
the idols of
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גִּלּוּל
properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol
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מָאַס
they had rejected
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מָאַס
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
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