and sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"On the daywhen I choseIsraeland sworeto the descendantsof the houseof Jacoband madeMyself knownto them in the landof Egypt,when I sworeto them, saying,I am the LORDyour God,
Abramsaidto the kingof Sodom,"I have swornto the LORDGodMostHigh,possessorof heavenand earth,
When allthe peoplesawit, they fellon their faces;and they said,"The LORD,He is God;the LORD,He is God."
He madeknownHis waysto Moses,His actsto the sonsof Israel.
Blessedis the nationwhoseGodis the LORD,The peoplewhom He has chosenfor His own inheritance.
"Goand gatherthe eldersof Israeltogether and sayto them, 'The LORD,the Godof your fathers,the Godof Abraham,Isaacand Jacob,has appearedto me, saying,"I amindeedconcernedabout you and what has been doneto you in Egypt.
He saidalso, "I am the Godof your father,the Godof Abraham,the Godof Isaac,and the Godof Jacob."Then Moseshidhis face,for he was afraidto lookat God.
"So I have comedownto deliverthem from the powerof the Egyptians,and to bringthem up from that landto a goodand spaciousland,to a landflowingwith milkand honey,to the placeof the Canaaniteand the Hittiteand the Amoriteand the Perizziteand the Hiviteand the Jebusite.
So the peoplebelieved;and when they heardthat the LORDwas concernedabout the sonsof Israeland that He had seentheir affliction,then they bowedlowand worshiped.
Godspokefurther to Mosesand saidto him, "I am the LORD;
and I appearedto Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob,as GodAlmighty,but [by] My name,LORD,I did not makeMyself knownto them.
I will bringyou to the landwhichI sworeto giveto Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob,and I will giveit to you [for] a possession;I am the LORD.'"
"You are My witnesses,"declaresthe LORD,"And My servantwhomI have chosen,So that you may knowand believeMe And understandthat I am He. BeforeMe there was noGodformed,And there will be noneafterMe.
"Have you not observedwhatthispeoplehave spoken,saying,The twofamilieswhichthe LORDchose,He has rejectedthem'? Thus they despiseMy people,nolongerare they as a nationin their sight.
"Then I passedby you and sawyou, and behold,you were at the timefor love;so I spreadMy skirtoveryou and coveredyour nakedness.I also sworeto you and enteredinto a covenantwith you so that you becameMine," declaresthe LordGOD.
"AlsoI sworeto them in the wildernessthat I would not bringthem into the landwhichI had giventhem, flowingwith milkand honey,whichis the gloryof alllands,
"AlsoI sworeto them in the wildernessthat I would scatterthem among the nationsand dispersethem among the lands,
"And I, the LORD,will be their God,and My servantDavidwill be princeamongthem; I the LORDhave spoken.
thereforeas I live,"declaresthe LordGOD,"I will deal[with you] according to your angerand according to your envywhichyou showedbecauseof your hatredagainst them; so I will makeMyself knownamong them whenI judgeyou.
"You shall divideit for an inheritance,eachoneequally with the other;for I sworeto giveit to your forefathers,and thislandshall fallto you as an inheritance.
I heardthe mandressedin linen,whowas abovethe watersof the river,as he raisedhis righthandand his lefttowardheaven,and sworeby Him wholivesforeverthat it would be for a time,times,and half[a [time]; and as soon as they finishshatteringthe powerof the holypeople,allthese[events] will be completed.
"Speakto the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'I am the LORDyour God.
"Unlessthe Lordhad shortened[those] days,nolifewould have been saved;but for the sakeof the elect,whomHe chose,He shortenedthe days.
"For you are a holypeopleto the LORDyour God,and the LORDhas chosenyou to be a peoplefor His own possessionout of allthe peopleswhoare on the faceof the earth.
Indeed,I liftup My handto heaven,And say,as I liveforever,
"Orhas a godtriedto goto takefor himself a nationfrom within[another] nationby trials,by signsand wondersand by warand by a mightyhandand by an outstretchedarmand by greatterrors,as the LORDyour Goddidfor you in Egyptbefore your eyes?
"BecauseHe lovedyour fathers,therefore He chosetheir descendantsafterthem. And He personallybroughtyou from Egyptby His greatpower,
"For you are a holypeopleto the LORDyour God;the LORDyour Godhas chosenyou to be a peoplefor His own possessionout of allthe peopleswhoare on the faceof the earth.
"The LORDdid not setHis loveon you norchooseyou becauseyou were morein numberthananyof the peoples,for you were the fewestof allpeoples,
Thenthe angelwhomI sawstandingon the seaand on the landliftedup his righthandto heaven,
and sworeby Him who livesforeverand ever,WHOCREATEDHEAVENAND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE EARTHAND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE SEAAND THE THINGS IN IT, that there will be delayno longer,
