3People of Israel, listen to this message which the Lord has spoken about you, the entire nation that he brought out of Egypt: ²“Of all the nations on earth, you are the only one I have known and cared for. That is what makes your sins so terrible, and that is why I must punish you for them.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

“You only have I known

of all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punish you

for all your iniquities.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:

“You only have I chosen

of all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punish you

for all your sins.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt:

I have known only you

out of all the clans of the earth;

therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

NLTNew Living Translation

Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel—against the entire family I rescued from Egypt:

“From among all the families on the earth,

I have been intimate with you alone.

That is why I must punish you

for all your sins.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole clan that I brought up from the land of Egypt: “You only have I chosen of all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

KJV 1900King James Version

Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel,

Against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

You only have I known of all the families of the earth:

Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

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