Ezekiel 20:5

20:5 and say to them:

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore ¹  to the descendants ²  of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore ³  to them, “I am the Lord your God.”

Ezekiel 20:7

20:7 I said to them, “Each of you must get rid of the detestable idols you keep before you, ⁴  and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.”

Ezekiel 20:19-20

20:19 I am the Lord your God; follow my statutes, observe my regulations, and carry them out. 20:20 Treat my Sabbaths as holy ⁵  and they will be a reminder of our relationship, ⁶  and then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”

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¹ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

² tn Heb “seed.”

³ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

⁴ tn Heb “each one, the detestable things of his eyes, throw away.” The Pentateuch does not refer to the Israelites worshiping idols in Egypt, but Josh 24:14 appears to suggest that they did so.

⁵ tn Or “set apart my Sabbaths.”

⁶ tn Heb “and they will become a sign between me and you.”