Ezekiel 20:19
New International Version
I am the LORD your God; follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

New Living Translation
‘I am the LORD your God,’ I told them. ‘Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations,

English Standard Version
I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules,

Berean Standard Bible
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.

King James Bible
I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

New King James Version
I am the LORD your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them;

New American Standard Bible
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and follow them.

NASB 1995
‘I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and observe them.

NASB 1977
‘I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, and keep My ordinances, and observe them.

Legacy Standard Bible
I am Yahweh your God; walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them.

Amplified Bible
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and observe them.

Christian Standard Bible
I am the LORD your God. Follow my statutes, keep my ordinances, and practice them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am Yahweh your God. Follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.

American Standard Version
I am Jehovah your God: walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;

Contemporary English Version
I reminded them that I was the LORD their God and that they should obey my laws and teachings.

English Revised Version
I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am the LORD your God. Live by my laws. Obey my rules and follow them.

Good News Translation
I am the LORD your God. Obey my laws and my commands.

International Standard Version
I am the LORD your God. You are to follow my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep them.

Majority Standard Bible
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.

NET Bible
I am the LORD your God; follow my statutes, observe my regulations, and carry them out.

New Heart English Bible
I am the LORD your God: walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them;

Webster's Bible Translation
I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

World English Bible
I am Yahweh your God. Walk in my statutes, keep my ordinances, and do them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I [am] your God YHWH, walk in My statutes, "" And observe My judgments, and do them,

Young's Literal Translation
I am Jehovah your God, in My statutes walk, And My judgments observe, and do them,

Smith's Literal Translation
I am Jehovah your God; go ye in my: laws, and watch ye my judgments and do them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I am the Lord your God: walk ye in my statutes, and observe my judgments, and do them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I am the Lord your God. Walk in my precepts, and observe my judgments, and accomplish them.

New American Bible
I am the LORD, your God: follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances;

New Revised Standard Version
I the LORD am your God; follow my statutes, and be careful to observe my ordinances,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes and keep my judgments and do them:

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God. Walk in my commandments and keep my judgments and do them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances, and do them;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I am the Lord your God; walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Israel's Rebellion in the Wilderness
18In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols. 19I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. 20Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’…

Cross References
Leviticus 18:4-5
You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God. / Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 5:32-33
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left. / You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.

Deuteronomy 6:1-2
These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, / so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 8:6
Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and fearing Him.

Psalm 119:1-3
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. / They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.

Isaiah 48:17-18
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go. / If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.

Jeremiah 7:23
but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.

Jeremiah 11:4
which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’

Ezekiel 11:20
so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Matthew 7:21
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

John 14:15
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

John 15:10
If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.


Treasury of Scripture

I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

the Lord

Exodus 20:2,3
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage…

Deuteronomy 5:6,7
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage…

Deuteronomy 7:4-6
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly…

walk

Ezekiel 11:20
That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Ezekiel 37:24
And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

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1. God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel
4. He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt
19. in the desert
27. and in the land
33. He promises to gather them by the Gospel
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I am the LORD your God
This phrase is a powerful declaration of identity and authority. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "YHWH," often vocalized as Yahweh, which is the personal name of God revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14. It signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature. The phrase "your God" emphasizes a personal relationship and covenant with the people of Israel. Historically, this declaration is a reminder of the covenant established at Sinai, where God chose Israel as His people. It underscores His sovereignty and the exclusive worship due to Him alone, rejecting idolatry and affirming His role as the one true God.

Walk in My statutes
The term "walk" in Hebrew is "halak," which implies a way of life or conduct. It suggests an ongoing, active engagement with God's laws. "Statutes" refers to decrees or ordinances given by God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, statutes were binding legal requirements. For Israel, these were not just legalistic rules but guidelines for living in a way that reflects God's holiness and justice. Walking in God's statutes is an expression of obedience and faithfulness, a call to live distinctively as God's people in a world filled with pagan practices.

and keep My ordinances
The word "keep" in Hebrew is "shamar," meaning to guard, observe, or give heed. It conveys a sense of vigilance and careful attention. "Ordinances" are specific laws or judgments, often related to justice and social order. In the biblical context, keeping God's ordinances was crucial for maintaining the covenant relationship and ensuring communal harmony. It reflects a commitment to uphold God's standards in every aspect of life, recognizing His wisdom and authority in establishing these laws.

and practice them
The phrase "practice them" emphasizes the application of God's statutes and ordinances in daily life. The Hebrew root "asah" means to do, make, or accomplish. It indicates that God's laws are not merely to be acknowledged intellectually but to be actively implemented. This practice is a demonstration of faith in action, showing that true belief in God is evidenced by obedience. Historically, this was a call for Israel to be a light to the nations, showcasing the righteousness and justice of God's ways through their conduct.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

am the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God;
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

walk
לֵ֑כוּ (lê·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in My statutes,
בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖י (bə·ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statute

keep
שִׁמְר֖וּ (šim·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

My ordinances,
מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י (miš·pā·ṭay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

and practice them.
וַעֲשׂ֥וּ (wa·‘ă·śū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make


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