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And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of HaShem, and sat before me

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And the word of HaShem came unto me, saying

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'Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith the L-rd GOD: Are ye come to inquire of Me? As I live, saith the L-rd GOD, I will not be inquired of by you

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Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers

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and say unto them: Thus saith the L-rd GOD: In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up My hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up My hand unto them, saying: I am HaShem your G-d

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in that day I lifted up My hand unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had sought out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the beauty of all lands

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and I said unto them: Cast ye away every man the detestable things of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am HaShem your G-d

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But they rebelled against Me, and would not hearken unto Me; they did not every man cast away the detestable things of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon them in the midst of the land of Egypt

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But I wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among whom they were, in whose sight I made Myself known unto them, so as to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt

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So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness

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And I gave them My statutes, and taught them Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them

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Moreover also I gave them My sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am HaShem that sanctify them

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But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they walked not in My statutes, and they rejected Mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them, and My sabbaths they greatly profaned; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them

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But I wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out

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Yet also I lifted up My hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the beauty of all lands

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because they rejected Mine ordinances, and walked not in My statutes, and profaned My sabbaths--for their heart went after their idols

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Nevertheless Mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness

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And I said unto their children in the wilderness: Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols

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I am HaShem your G-d; walk in My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances, and do them

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and hallow My sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am HaShem your G-d

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But the children rebelled against Me; they walked not in My statutes, neither kept Mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live by them; they profaned My sabbaths; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon them in the wilderness

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Nevertheless I withdrew My hand, and wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth

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I lifted up My hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries

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because they had not executed Mine ordinances, but had rejected My statutes, and had profaned My sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols

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Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and ordinances whereby they should not live

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and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they set apart all that openeth the womb, that I might destroy them, to the end that they might know that I am HaShem

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Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith the L-rd GOD: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed Me, in that they dealt treacherously with Me

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For when I had brought them into the land, which I lifted up My hand to give unto them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering, there also they made their sweet savour, and there they poured out their drink-offerings

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Then I said unto them: What meaneth the high place whereunto ye go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day

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Wherefore say unto the house of Israel: Thus saith the L-rd GOD: When ye pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers, and go after their abominations

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and when, in offering your gifts, in making your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, unto this day; shall I then be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the L-rd GOD, I will not be inquired of by you

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and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all; in that ye say: We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone

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As I live, saith the L-rd GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, will I be king over you

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and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out

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and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I plead with you face to face

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Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the L-rd GOD

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And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant

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and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against Me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am HaShem

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As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the L-rd GOD: Go ye, serve every one his idols, even because ye will not hearken unto Me; but My holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols

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For in My holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the L-rd GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve Me in the land; there will I accept them, and there will I require your heave-offerings, and the first of your gifts, with all your holy things

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With your sweet savour will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations

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And ye shall know that I am HaShem, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I lifted up My hand to give unto your fathers

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And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have polluted yourselves; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed

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And ye shall know that I am HaShem, when I have wrought with you for My name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the L-rd GOD.