“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord [a]God, “Do you come to inquire of Me? As I live,” declares the Lord God, “(A)I will not be inquired of by you.”’ Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? (B)Make them know the abominations of their fathers; and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “On the day when I (C)chose Israel and [b]swore to the [c]descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I [d]swore to them, saying, (D)I am the Lord your God,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 20:5 Lit lifted up My hand, and so throughout the ch
  3. Ezekiel 20:5 Lit seed
  4. Ezekiel 20:5 Lit lifted up My hand, and so throughout the ch