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Ezekiel 20:3-5
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3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Are you coming to seek me? As surely as I live, I will not allow you to seek me,[a] declares the Sovereign Lord.’ 4 Are you willing to pronounce judgment on them?[b] Are you willing to pronounce judgment, son of man? Then confront them with the abominable practices of their fathers, 5 and say to them:

“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore[c] to the descendants[d] of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore[e] to them, “I am the Lord your God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:3 tn Or “I will not reveal myself to you.”
  2. Ezekiel 20:4 tn Heb “will you judge.” Here the imperfect form of the verb is probably used with a desiderative nuance. Addressed to the prophet, “judge” means to warn of or pronounce God’s impending judgment.
  3. Ezekiel 20:5 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
  4. Ezekiel 20:5 tn Heb “seed.”
  5. Ezekiel 20:5 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
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