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Ezekiel 6:3
3Say, “You mountains of Israel, listen to this message from the Almighty Lord. This is what the Almighty Lord says to the mountains, the hills and the valleys: I am coming here to attack you. I will destroy the places where you worship false gods.
Ezekiel 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.
- New International Version (NIV)and say: ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and say, ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, to the hills, to the ravines, and to the valleys: “Indeed I, even I, will bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
Context of Ezekiel 6:3
1The Lord gave this message to me: 2‘Son of man, look towards the mountains of Israel. Tell them my message to warn them. Say, “You mountains of Israel, listen to this message from the Almighty Lord. This is what the Almighty Lord says to the mountains, the hills and the valleys: I am coming here to attack you. I will destroy the places where you worship false gods. 4I will destroy your altars for sacrifices and your altars for incense. I will kill the people who worship there and put them in front of their idols. 5The dead bodies of you people of Israel will lie in front of your idols. I will cause soldiers to throw your bones on the ground around the altars.
Read all of Ezekiel 6Ezekiel 6:3 word by word
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ הָרֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְ֠הוִה לֶהָרִ֨ים וְלַגְּבָע֜וֹת לָאֲפִיקִ֣ים וְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹת הִנְנִ֨י אֲנִ֜י מֵבִ֤יא עֲלֵיכֶם֙ חֶ֔רֶב וְאִבַּדְתִּ֖י בָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Ye mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- and to the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
- to the riversאָפִיק'âphîyq · channelH650
- and to the valleysגַּיְאgay' gay · valleyH1516
- I, will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- a swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- upon you, and I will destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- your high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
Cross-references for Ezekiel 6:3
- Ezekiel 36:1The Lord said, ‘Son of man, speak my message to the mountains of Israel. Say to them: “Listen to the Lord's message, you mountains of Israel.
- Jeremiah 22:29Listen, people of this land! Listen, people of Judah! Listen to the Lord's message!
- Micah 6:2Listen, you mountains. Hear this, you strong places that have always been there deep in the earth. The Lord has a quarrel with Israel's people. Hear the reasons why the Lord is angry with you, his people.’
- Jeremiah 2:20‘A long time ago, you stopped obeying me. You refused to accept my authority. You said, “I will not serve you!” Instead, you go up on the hills to worship other gods. You lie down under the green trees, and you live like prostitutes.
- Jeremiah 3:6The Lord spoke to me while Josiah was king of Judah. He said, ‘Look at what the Israelites have done. They have not been faithful to me. They have worshipped other gods under every big tree and on every high hill. Israel has been like a wife who is not faithful to her husband.
- Leviticus 26:30The Lord will destroy the places where they worship false gods. He will destroy their very bad incense altars. He will put their dead bodies round their idols. He will hate them.
- Isaiah 27:9In that way the Lord punished Jacob's descendants for their sins. They are no longer guilty. This will be the result when God has taken away Jacob's sin completely: All the stones in their altars will become small pieces of chalk. There will be no Asherah pole or altars for incense that continue to stand.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 6:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Rivers - Or, “ravines,” which were, like the mountains, favorite seats of idol-rites 2 Kings 23:10.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The judgment did not remain only in Jerusalem. It spread to the mountains of Israel, which were the political center of the nation. This land had belonged to Israel since the time of Joshua. Over time, however, it became filled with idolatry (the worship of false gods). The hill country became the location of many pagan shrines, called high places (raised stone platforms used for worship). These places often held idols or were used for sacrifices and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. rivers--literally, the "channels" of torrents. Rivers were often the scene and objects of idolatrous worship.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Ezekiel 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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