Ezekiel 20:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ Are you willing to warn them, Ezekiel? Then remind them of the disgusting sins of their ancestors.

^5 (A) Tell them that long ago I, the Lord God, chose Israel to be my own. I appeared to their ancestors in Egypt and made a solemn promise that I would be their God and the God of their descendants. ⁶ I swore that I would rescue them from Egypt and lead them to a land I had already chosen. This land was rich with milk and honey and was the most splendid land of all.