“Will you judge them?
Son of man!
Will you judge them?
Then let them know
The abominations
Of their ancestors.
Say to them!
‘Thus says Yahweh God!
On the day
When I chose Israel,
I swore to the offspring
Of the house of Jacob.
I made myself known
To them
In the land of Egypt.
I swore to them.
Saying.
‘I am Yahweh
Your God!’”
Yahweh wanted to know if Ezekiel, the son of man, would be willing to judge the Israelites. He was to let them know about the abominations of their ancestors. He was to tell them that Yahweh, their God, had chosen Israel. On that day, he swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob. He himself had personally let them know this in the land of Egypt. There he swore to them that he was Yahweh, their God.