“On that day
I swore to them
That I would bring them
Out of the land
Of Egypt
Into a land
That I had searched out
For them.
This is a land flowing
With milk,
As well as honey.
This is the most glorious
Of all lands.
I said to them.
‘Cast away
The detestable things
Your eyes feast on!
Everyone of you!
Do not defile yourselves
With the idols of Egypt!
I am Yahweh
Your God!’”
Yahweh reminded Ezekiel that he had sworn to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that he had searched out for them. This new most glorious of all lands would be flowing with milk and honey. Yahweh, however, told them to cast away the detestable things that their eyes had feasted upon. They were not to defile themselves with the various Egyptian idols. After all, he was Yahweh, their God.