16. This was because they rejected my laws and did not follow my rules. They dishonored my Sabbaths and wanted to worship their idols.
17. But I had pity on them. I did not destroy them or put an end to them in the desert.
18. I said to their children in the desert, “Don’t live by the rules of your parents, or obey their laws. Don’t make yourselves unclean with their idols.
19. I am the Lord your God. Live by my rules, obey my laws, and follow them.
20. Keep my Sabbaths holy, and they will be a sign between me and you. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”