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and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and [a]sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I [b]sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God; in that day I [c]sware unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. And I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am Jehovah your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:5 Hebrew lifted up my hand.
  2. Ezekiel 20:5 Hebrew lifted up my hand.
  3. Ezekiel 20:6 Hebrew lifted up my hand.

and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose(A) Israel, I swore with uplifted hand(B) to the descendants of Jacob and revealed myself to them in Egypt. With uplifted hand I said to them, “I am the Lord your God.(C) On that day I swore(D) to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey,(E) the most beautiful of all lands.(F) And I said to them, “Each of you, get rid of the vile images(G) you have set your eyes on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols(H) of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.(I)

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