17. Nevertheless, I took pity on them and held back from destroying them in the wilderness.
18. “Then I warned their children not to follow in their parents’ footsteps, defiling themselves with their idols.
19. ‘I am the lord your God,’ I told them. ‘Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations,
20. and keep my Sabbath days holy, for they are a sign to remind you that I am the lord your God.’