Ezekiel 20:3-5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³ “Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel and tell them: This is what the Lord God says: Are you coming to consult Me? As I live, I will not be consulted by you.”^(A) This is the declaration of the Lord God.

⁴ “Will you pass judgment against them, will you pass judgment, son of man? Explain the detestable practices of their fathers to them.^{(B) 5} Say to them: This is what the Lord God says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath^[a](C) to the descendants of Jacob’s house and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore to them, saying: I am Yahweh your God.^(D)