Ezekiel 20:3-5

International Children’s Bible

³ “Human being, speak to the elders of Israel. Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: Did you come to ask me questions? As surely as I live, I will not let you ask me questions.’

⁴ “Will you judge them? Will you judge them, human being? Let them know the hated things their fathers did. ⁵ Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: I chose Israel and made a promise to the descendants of Jacob. At that time I made myself known to them in Egypt. I promised them, “I am the Lord your God.”