nkjv Ezekiel:20:1-29 SEEK
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It came to pass in the seventh year ,
in the fifth month ,
on the tenth day of the month ,
that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD ,
and sat before me .
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Then the word of the LORD came to me ,
saying ,
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Son of man ,
speak to the elders of Israel ,
and say to them , "
Thus says the Lord GOD : "
Have you come to inquire of Me ?
As I live ,"
says the Lord GOD , "
I will not be inquired of by you ."'
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Will you judge them ,
son of man ,
will you judge them ?
Then make known to them the abominations of their fathers .
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Say to them , "
Thus says the Lord GOD : "
On the day when I chose Israel and raised My hand in an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob ,
and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt ,
I raised My hand in an oath to them ,
saying , "
I am the LORD your God .'
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On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them ,
to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them , "
flowing with milk and honey ,'
the glory of all lands .
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Then I said to them , "
Each of you ,
throw away the abominations which are before his eyes ,
and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt .
I am the LORD your God .'
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But they rebelled against Me and would not obey Me .
They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes ,
nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt .
Then I said , "
I will pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt .'
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But I acted for My name '
s sake ,
that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were ,
in whose sight I had made Myself known to them ,
to bring them out of the land of Egypt .
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Therefore I made them go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness .
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And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments , "
which ,
if a man does ,
he shall live by them .'
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Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths ,
to be a sign between them and Me ,
that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them .
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Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness ;
they did not walk in My statutes ;
they despised My judgments , "
which ,
if a man does ,
he shall live by them ';
and they greatly defiled My Sabbaths .
Then I said I would pour out My fury on them in the wilderness ,
to consume them .
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But I acted for My name '
s sake ,
that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles ,
in whose sight I had brought them out .
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So I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness ,
that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them , "
flowing with milk and honey ,'
the glory of all lands ,
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because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes ,
but profaned My Sabbaths ;
for their heart went after their idols .
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Nevertheless My eye spared them from destruction .
I did not make an end of them in the wilderness .
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But I said to their children in the wilderness , "
Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers ,
nor observe their judgments ,
nor defile yourselves with their idols .
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I am the LORD your God :
Walk in My statutes ,
keep My judgments ,
and do them ;
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hallow My Sabbaths ,
and they will be a sign between Me and you ,
that you may know that I am the LORD your God .'
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Notwithstanding ,
the children rebelled against Me ;
they did not walk in My statutes ,
and were not careful to observe My judgments , "
which ,
if a man does ,
he shall live by them ';
but they profaned My Sabbaths .
Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness .
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Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name '
s sake ,
that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles ,
in whose sight I had brought them out .
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Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness ,
that I would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries ,
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because they had not executed My judgments ,
but had despised My statutes ,
profaned My Sabbaths ,
and their eyes were fixed on their fathers '
idols .
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Therefore I also gave them up to statutes that were not good ,
and judgments by which they could not live ;
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and I pronounced them unclean because of their ritual gifts ,
in that they caused all their firstborn to pass through the fire ,
that I might make them desolate and that they might know that I am the LORD ."'
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Therefore ,
son of man ,
speak to the house of Israel ,
and say to them , "
Thus says the Lord GOD : "
In this too your fathers have blasphemed Me ,
by being unfaithful to Me .
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When I brought them into the land concerning which I had raised My hand in an oath to give them ,
and they saw all the high hills and all the thick trees ,
there they offered their sacrifices and provoked Me with their offerings .
There they also sent up their sweet aroma and poured out their drink offerings .
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Then I said to them , "
What is this high place to which you go ?'
So its name is called Bamah to this day ."'