21 But the children also rebelled against me. They refused to obey my laws and teachings, and they treated the Sabbath as any other day.I became angry and decided to punish them in the desert.
22 But I did not. That would have disgraced me in front of the nations that had seen me bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
23 So I solemnly swore that I would scatter the people of Israel across the nations,
24 because they had disobeyed my laws and ignored my teachings; they had disgraced my Sabbath and worshipped the idols their ancestors had made.
25 I gave them laws that bring punishment instead of life,
26 and I let them offer me unacceptable sacrifices, including their firstborn sons. I did this to horrify them and to let them know that I, the Lord, was punishing them.
27 Ezekiel, tell the people of Israel that their ancestors also rejected and insulted me