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It was the tenth day of the fifth month of the seventh year of our exile. Some of the leaders of the Israelite community came to consult me about the Lord's will, and they sat down in front of 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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It was the tenth day of the fifth month of the seventh year of our exile. Some of the leaders of the Israelite community came to consult me about the Lord's will, and they sat down in front of me.
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"Mortal man," he said, "speak to these leaders and tell them that the Sovereign Lord is saying: You have come to ask my will, have you? As surely as I am the living God, I will not let you ask me anything. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken.
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"Are you ready to pass sentence on them, mortal man? Then do so. Remind them of the disgusting things their ancestors did.
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Tell them what I am saying. When I chose Israel, I made them a promise. I revealed myself to them in Egypt and told them: I am the Lord your God.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.