Ezekiel 20:4-6

Expanded Bible

⁴ “Will you judge them? Will you judge them, ·human [^Tson of man; 2:1]? Let them know the ·hateful [detestable; abominable] things their ·ancestors [fathers] did. ⁵ Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: ·When [^LOn the day when] I chose Israel, I ·made a promise [^Llifted my hand] to the ·descendants [offspring; seed] of Jacob. I made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, and I ·promised them [^Llifted my hand to them, saying], “I am the Lord your God.” ⁶ ·At that time [On that day] I ·promised them I would [^Llifted my hand to them to] bring them out of Egypt into a land I had ·found [searched out] for them, a ·fertile land [land flowing with milk and honey; Ex. 3:8], the ·best [most beautiful] land in the world.