Ezekiel 20:15-17

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁵ I also swore an oath to them in the desert. I swore that I would not bring them into the land that I had promised to give them. This land is the most beautiful land, a land flowing with milk and honey. ¹⁶ 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. ¹⁷ But I had compassion on them. I didn’t destroy them or completely wipe them out in the desert.