Ezekiel 20:3-5

New Century Version

³ “Human, speak to the elders of Israel and 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? Let them know the hateful things their ancestors did. ⁵ Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: When I chose Israel, I made a promise to the descendants of Jacob. I made myself known to them in Egypt, and I promised them, “I am the Lord your God.”