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20 : 1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain ofthe elders of Israel came to inquire of theLord,and sat before me.
20 : 2 And the word of theLordcame to me:
20 : 3 Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the LordGod, Is it to inquire of me that you come?As I live, declares the LordGod,I will not be inquired of by you.
20 : 4 Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them?Let them know the abominations of their fathers,
20 : 5 and say to them, Thus says the LordGod:On the day when I chose Israel,I sworeto the offspring of the house of Jacob,making myself known to them in the land of Egypt;I swore to them, saying, I am theLordyour God.
20 : 6 On that day I swore to them thatI would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a landflowing with milk and honey,the most glorious of all lands.
20 : 7 And I said to them,Cast away the detestable thingsyour eyes feast on, every one of you, and do not defile yourselves withthe idols of Egypt;I am theLordyour God.
20 : 8 But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me.None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon themand spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
20 : 9 But I actedfor the sake of my name,that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived,in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
20 : 10 So I led them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.
20 : 11 I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules,by which, if a person does them, he shall live.
20 : 12 Moreover, I gave themmy Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them,that they might know that I am theLordwho sanctifies them.
20 : 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness.They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live;and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned.Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them.
20 : 14 But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations,in whose sight I had brought them out.
20 : 15 Moreover,I swore to them in the wildernessthat I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a landflowing with milk and honey,the most glorious of all lands,
20 : 16 because they rejected my rules and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths;for their heart went after their idols.
20 : 17 Nevertheless,my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them ormake a full end of them in the wilderness.
20 : 18 And I said totheir children in the wilderness, Do not walkin the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules,nor defile yourselves with their idols.
20 : 19 I am theLordyour God;walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules,
20 : 20 andkeep my Sabbaths holy thatthey may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am theLordyour God.
20 : 21 But the childrenrebelled against me.They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths.Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
20 : 22 But I withheld my handand acted for the sake of my name,that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
20 : 23 Moreover,I swore to them in the wildernessthat I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries,
20 : 24 because they had not obeyed my rules, but had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths,and their eyes were set on their fathers' idols.
20 : 25 Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life,
20 : 26 and I defiled them throughtheir very giftsin their offering up all their firstborn, that I might devastate them. I did itthat they might know that I am theLord.
20 : 27 Therefore,son of man, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, Thus says the LordGod: In this also your fathers blasphemed me, bydealing treacherously with me.
20 : 28 For when I had brought them into the land thatI swore to give them, then wherever they sawany high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices and there they presentedthe provocation of their offering; there they sent up their pleasing aromas, and there they poured out their drink offerings.
20 : 29 (I said to them,What is the high place to which you go? So its name is called Bamahto this day.)
20 : 30 Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the LordGod:Will you defile yourselves after the manner of your fathers and gowhoring after their detestable things?
20 : 31 When you present your gifts andoffer up your children in fire,you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Andshall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel?As I live, declares the LordGod, I will not be inquired of by you.
20 : 32 What is in your mind shall never happen&emdash;the thought,Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries,and worship wood and stone.
20 : 33 As I live, declares the LordGod,surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm andwith wrath poured out I will be king over you.
20 : 34 I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out.
20 : 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples,and there I will enter into judgment with youface to face.
20 : 36 As I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the LordGod.
20 : 37 I will make youpass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
20 : 38 I will purge out the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against me.I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn,but they shall not enter the land of Israel.Then you will know that I am theLord.
20 : 39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the LordGod:Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me;but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.
20 : 40 For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the LordGod, thereall the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land.There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings.
20 : 41 As a pleasing aroma I will accept you, whenI bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. AndI will manifest my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.
20 : 42 And you shall know that I am theLord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the country thatI swore to give to your fathers.
20 : 43 And there you shall remember your ways and all your deeds with which you have defiled yourselves,and you shall loathe yourselves for all the evils that you have committed.
20 : 44 And you shall know that I am theLord,when I deal with you for my name's sake,not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the LordGod.
20 : 45 And the word of theLordcame to me:
20 : 46 Son of man,set your face toward the southland;preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.
20 : 47 Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of theLord: Thus says the LordGod, Behold,I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour everygreen tree in you and everydry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, andall faces from south to north shall be scorched by it.
20 : 48 All flesh shall see that I theLordhave kindled it; it shall not be quenched.
20 : 49 Then I said,Ah, LordGod! They are saying of me,Is he not a maker of parables?