“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore 1 to the descendants 2 of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore 3 to them, “I am the Lord your God.”
8:5 He said to me, “Son of man, look up toward 4 the north.” So I looked up toward the north, and I noticed to the north of the altar gate was this statue of jealousy at the entrance.
1 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
2 tn Heb “seed.”
3 tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”
4 tn Heb “lift your eyes (to) the way of.”