Ezekiel 20:14

Israel’s Rebellion in the Wilderness

13Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.14But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

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Berean Standard Bible
But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
American Standard Version (1901)
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
Bible in Basic English
And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But I spared them for the sake of my name, lest it should be profaned before the nations, from which I brought them out, in their sight.
Free Bible Version
But I still acted for them so I would not be misrepresented, so that I wouldn't lose respect in the eyes of the other nations who had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.
King James (Authorized) Version
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
Translation for Translators
But again, for the sake of my own reputation, I decided to do something else in order that I would not be dishonored/despised by the people of the nations who had seen me bring my people out of Egypt.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But I acted for my name's sake so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out of Egypt.
Noah Webster Bible
But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
World English Bible
But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
Young's Literal Translation
And I do [it] for My name's sake, Not to pollute [it] before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them forth.