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Ezekiel 20:7

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5 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’

6 On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.

And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’

8 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.

9 But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
KJV
Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
WEB
I said to them, ‘Each of you throw away the abominations of his eyes. Don’t defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
ASV
And I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am Jehovah your God.
DARBY
and I said unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I [am] Jehovah your God.
BLB
And I said to them, ‘Each man must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and with the idols of Egypt you⁺ shall not defile yourselves! I [am] YHWH your⁺ God.’
ÅB
Og jeg sa til dem: Enhver av dere kaste bort de styggedommer hans øyne henger ved, og gjør dere ikke urene med Egypts motbydelige avguder! Jeg er Herren deres Gud.
OTB
Og jeg sa til dem: "Hver av dere, kast bort de avskyelige tingene deres øyne fryder seg over, og gjør dere ikke urene med Egypts avguder. Jeg er Herren deres Gud."
B1930
Og jeg sa til dem: Enhver av eder kaste bort de vederstyggeligheter hans øine henger ved, og gjør eder ikke urene med Egyptens motbydelige avguder! Jeg er Herren eders Gud.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 18:3

    You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.

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  • Ezekiel 20:8

    But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.

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  • Leviticus 11:44

    For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

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  • Ezekiel 18:31

    Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?

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  • Deuteronomy 29:16–18

    For you yourselves know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we passed through the nations on the way here.

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  • Exodus 20:2

    “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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  • Joshua 24:14

    Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 14:6

    Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your abominations.

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