13. But even in the desert they defied me. They broke my laws and rejected my commands, which bring life to anyone who obeys them. They completely profaned the Sabbath. I was ready to let them feel the force of my anger there in the desert and destroy them.
14. But I did not, since that would have brought dishonour to my name among the nations which had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.
15. So I made a promise in the desert that I would not take them to the land I had given them, a rich and fertile land, the finest land of all.
16. I made the promise because they had rejected my commands, broken my laws, and profaned the Sabbath — they preferred to worship their idols.