American King James Version
"Then came the word of the LORD to me, saying, "
— Ezekiel 20:2, American King James Version
“Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,”
“And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, ”
“The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,”
“The LORD’s message came to me:”
“And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:”
“Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,”
“Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,”
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 the LORD, and sat before me.
Then came the word of the LORD to me, saying,
Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Are you come to inquire of me? As I live, said the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.
Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers: ¶
And say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand to them, saying, I am the LORD your God;