(A)“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? (B)As I live, declares the Lord God, (C)I will not be inquired of by you. (D)Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? (E)Let them know the abominations of their fathers, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: (F)On the day when I chose Israel, (G)I swore[a] to the offspring of the house of Jacob, (H)making myself known to them in the land of Egypt; (I)I swore to them, saying, I am the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:5 Hebrew I lifted my hand; twice in this verse; also verses 6, 15, 23, 28, 42

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