I gave those rules to your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt. Egypt was a place of punishment for them, but I brought them out from there. At that time, I said to them, ‘Listen to me. Obey everything that I say to you. Then you will be my people and I will be your God. Jeremiah 11:4
這約是我將你們列祖從埃及地領出來、脫離鐵爐的那日所吩咐他們的，說：『你們要聽從我的話，照我一切所吩咐的去行。』這樣，你們就作我的子民，我也作你們的上帝； 耶利米書 11:4