1 Now in the seventhyear, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, certain of the 1elders of Israelcame to inquire of the LORD, and satbefore me.
Ver. 1. And it came to pass in the seventh year Of Zedekiah'sEzekiel 20:2
Then came the word of the Lord unto me While the elders were sitting before him, by an impulse upon his mind, dictating things unto him: saying: as follows:
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Ezekiel 20:1 In-Context
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Now in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD , and sat before me.
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"Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Do you come to inquire of Me? As I live," declares the Lord GOD, "I will not be inquired of by you."'
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"Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Make them know the abominations of their fathers;
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and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "On the day when I chose Israel and swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am the LORD your God,