Ezekiel:20
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And it came to pass in the seventh year ,
in the fifth month ,
on the tenth day of the month ,
that certain men of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord ,
and they sat down before me .
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And the word of the Lord came unto me ,
saying ,
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Son of man ,
speak unto the elders of Israel ,
and say unto them ,
Thus hath said the Lord Eternal ,
Is it to inquire of me that ye are coming ?
as I live ,
I will not let myself be inquired of by you ,
saith the Lord Eternal .
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Wilt thou take them to task ,
wilt thou take them to task ,
son of man ?
then cause them to know the abominations of their fathers ;
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And say unto them ,
Thus hath said the Lord Eternal ,
On the day when I made choice of Israel ,
I lifted up my hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob ,
and I made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt :
and I lifted up my hand unto them ,
saying ,
I am the Lord your God .
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On the same day I lifted up my hand unto them ,
to bring them forth from the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them ,
flowing with milk and honey ,
which is an ornament among all the countries .
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And I said unto them ,
Cast ye away every one of the abominations of his eyes ,
and on the idols of Egypt shall ye not defile yourselves :
I am the Lord your God .
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But they rebelled against me ,
and they would not hearken unto me ;
they did not cast away every one the abominations of their eyes ,
and the idols of Egypt did they not forsake :
and I thought then to pour out my fury over them ,
to let out all my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt .
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But I acted for the sake of my name ,
so as not to profane it before the eyes of the nations ,
in the midst of whom they were ;
because I had made myself known unto them before their eyes ,
to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt .
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I therefore caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt ,
and brought them into the wilderness .
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And I gave them my statutes ,
and my ordinances made I known to them ,
which a man is to do ,
that he may live through them .
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And also my sabbaths gave I unto them ,
to be as a sign between me and between them ,
that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctify them .
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But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness ;
in my statutes they walked not ,
and my ordinances they despised ,
which a man is to do ,
that he may live through them ;
and my sabbaths they greatly profaned :
and I then thought to pour out my fury over them in the wilderness ,
to make an end of them .
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But I acted for the sake of my name ,
so as not to profane it before the eyes of the nations ,
before whose eyes I had brought them forth .
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Yet did I also lift up my hand unto them in the wilderness ,
that I would not bring them into the land which I had given ,
flowing with milk and honey ,
which is an ornament among all the countries .
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Because my ordinances they had despised ,
and in my statutes they had not walked ,
and my sabbaths they had profaned ;
for after their idols did their heart go .
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Nevertheless my eye looked pityingly on them ,
so as not to destroy them ,
and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness .
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And I said unto their children in the wilderness ,
In the statutes of your fathers shall ye not walk ,
and their ordinances shall ye not keep ,
and on their idols shall ye not defile yourselves .
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I am the Lord your God :
in my statutes must ye walk ,
and my ordinances must ye keep ,
and do them ;
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And my sabbaths must ye sanctify ;
and they shall be as a sign between me and between you ,
that ye may know that I am the Lord your God .
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Nevertheless the children rebelled against me ;
in my statutes did they not walk ,
and my ordinances they kept not to do them ,
which a man is to do ,
that he may live through them ;
my sabbaths they profaned :
and I then thought to pour out my fury over them ,
to let out all my anger against them in the wilderness .
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But I withdrew my hand ,
and acted for the sake of my name ,
so as not to profane it before the eyes of the nations ,
before whose eyes I had brought them forth .
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I also lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness ,
that I would scatter them among the nations ,
and disperse them through the countries ;
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Because my ordinances they had not executed ,
and my statutes they had despised ,
and my sabbaths they had profaned ,
and after the idols of their fathers their eyes were directed .
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And I also let them follow statutes that were not good ,
and ordinances whereby they could not live ;
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And I let them be defiled through their gifts ,
in that they caused to pass all that openeth the womb ,
in order that I might destroy them ,
to the end that they might know that I am the Lord .
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Therefore ,
speak unto the house of Israel ,
O son of man ,
and say unto them ,
Thus hath said the Lord Eternal ,
Yet in this too did your fathers blaspheme me ,
by their committing a trespass against me :
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When I had brought them into the land ,
for which I had lifted up my hand to give it to them ,
they saw every high hill ,
and all the thick
branched trees ,
and they offered there their sacrifices ,
and presented there their provoking offerings ,
and they brought there their sweet savor ,
and poured out there their drink
offerings .
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Then said I unto them ,
What is this high
place whereunto ye go ?
And its name was called "
The height "
until this day .
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Therefore say unto the house of Israel ,
Thus hath said the Lord Eternal ,
Ha !
do you pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers ;
and after their abominations do ye go astray ?
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And when ye offer up your gifts ,
when ye make your sons pass through the fire ,
ye pollute yourselves with all your idols ,
even until this day :
and I should allow myself to be inquired of by you ,
O house of Israel ?
As I live ,
saith the Lord Eternal ,
I will not let myself be inquired of by you .
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And that which cometh up into your mind shall not at all come to pass ,
that ye say ,
We will be like the nations ,
like the families of the countries ,
to serve wood and stone .
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As I live ,
saith the Lord Eternal ,
surely ,
with a mighty hand ,
and with an outstretched arm ,
and with fury poured out ,
will I rule over you :
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And I will bring you out from the people ,
and I will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered ,
with a mighty hand ,
and with an outstretched arm ,
and with fury poured out .
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And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people ,
and I will hold judgment over you there ,
face to face .
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As I held judgment over your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt ,
so will I hold judgment over you ,
saith the Lord Eternal .
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And I will cause you to pass under the rod ,
and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant ;
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And I will separate from you those that have rebelled ,
and those that have transgressed against me :
out of the country where they sojourn will I cause them to go forth ,
but into the land of Israel shall not one enter ;
and ye shall know that I am the Lord .
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As for you ,
O house of Israel ,
thus hath said the Lord Eternal ,
Go ye ,
serve ye every one his idols ,
and hereafter ,
if ye will not hearken unto me ;
but my holy name do not profane any more with your gifts ,
and with your idols .
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For on my holy mountain ,
on the mountain of the height of Israel ,
saith the Lord Eternal ,
there shall serve me all the house of Israel ,
altogether ,
in the land :
there will I accept them in favor ,
and there will I require your heave
offerings ,
and the first
fruits of your oblations ,
with all your holy things .
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With your sweet savor will I accept you in favor ,
when I bring you out from the people ,
and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered :
and I will be sanctified through you before the eyes of the nations .
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And ye shall know that I am the Lord ,
when I bring you into the land of Israel ,
into the country for which I have lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers .
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And ye shall remember there your ways ,
and all your doings ,
whereby ye have been defiled ;
and ye shall loathe yourselves ,
because of all your evil deeds that ye have committed .
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And ye shall know that I am the Lord ,
when I deal with you for the sake of my name ,
not in accordance with your wicked ways ,
and in accordance with your corrupt doings ,
O ye house of Israel ,
saith the Lord Eternal .
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