Ezekiel 20:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ I told them to get rid of their disgusting idols and not to sin by worshiping the gods of Egypt. I reminded them that I was the Lord their God, ⁸ but they still rebelled against me. They refused to listen and kept on worshiping their idols and foreign gods.

In my anger, I decided to punish the Israelites in Egypt. ⁹ But that would have made me look like a liar, because I had already promised in front of everyone that I would lead them out of Egypt.