Jezekiel 20:2

2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Jezekiel 20:2 In-Context

1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, on the fifteenth day of the month, there came men of the elders of the house of Israel to enquire of the Lord, and they sat before me.

2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

3 Son of man, speak to the elders of the house of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; Are ye come to enquire of me? I live, I will not be enquired of by you, saith the Lord.

4 Shall I utterly take vengeance on them, son of man? testify to them of the iniquities of their fathers:

5 and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; From the day that I chose the house of Israel, and became known to the seed of the house of Jacob, and was known to them in the land of Egypt, and helped them with my hand, saying, I am the Lord your God;