Yechezkel 20:21-23

Orthodox Jewish Bible

²¹ Notwithstanding, the banim rebelled against Me; they walked not in My chukkot, neither were shomer over My mishpatim to do them, which if ha’adam does, he shall even live in them; they profaned My Shabbatot; then I said, I would pour out My chemah (wrath) upon them, to accomplish My anger against them in the midbar.

²² Nevertheless, I withdrew Mine yad, and acted for My Name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the eyes of the Goyim, in whose sight I brought them forth.

²³ I lifted up Mine yad unto them also in the midbar, that I would scatter them among the Goyim, and disperse them through the countries;