Yechezkel 20:16-18

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁶ Because they despised My mishpatim, and walked not in My chukkot, but profaned My Shabbatot; for their lev went after their gillulim (idols).

¹⁷ Nevertheless since Mine eye spared them from destroying them, I did not make an end of them in the midbar.

¹⁸ But I said unto their banim in the midbar, Walk ye not in the chukkot of avoteichem, neither be shomer over their mishpatim, nor make yourselves tameh with their gillulim (idols).