God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 6:7
7People will be killed, and they will fall among you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 6:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Your people will fall slain among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.
Context of Ezekiel 6:7
5I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel in front of your idols, and I will scatter their bones around your altars. 6Wherever people live, the cities will be ruined, and the worship sites will be wrecked. Your altars will be ruined and demolished. Your idols will be smashed and completely destroyed. Your incense burners will be cut down, and everything you have done will be wiped out. People will be killed, and they will fall among you. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 8“ ‘But I will let some people live. Some people will escape the battle among the nations and be scattered throughout the countries. 9Then those who escape will remember me among the nations where they are taken captive. I was hurt by their adulterous hearts, which turned away from me, and by their eyes, which lusted after idols. They will hate themselves for the evil and disgusting things that they have done.
Read all of Ezekiel 6Ezekiel 6:7 word by word
וְנָפַ֥ל חָלָ֖ל בְּתֽוֹכְכֶ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 6:7
- Ezekiel 9:7He said to them, “Dishonor the temple! Fill its courtyards with dead people, and then leave.” So they went out and killed the people in the city.
- Jeremiah 14:18If I go to the field, I see those killed because of war. If I go to the city, I see those sick because of famine. Prophets and priests wander through a land they haven’t heard of.
- Jeremiah 18:21Now, hand their children over to famine. Pour out their ⌞blood⌟ by using your sword. Then their wives will become childless widows. Their husbands will be put to death. Their young men will be struck down in battle.
- Jeremiah 25:33On that day those killed by the Lord will stretch from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, taken away, or buried. They will become like manure on the ground.
- Lamentations 2:20“O Lord, look and consider: Have you ever treated anyone like this? Should women eat their own children, the children they have nursed? Should priests and prophets be killed in the Lord’s holy place?
- Lamentations 4:9Those who were killed with swords are better off than those who are dying from starvation. Those who were stabbed bled to death. The others are dying because there is nothing in the fields to eat.
- Ezekiel 6:13Then you will know that I am the Lord. “ ‘Those who are killed will lie beside the idols around their altars. They will lie on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, and under every large tree and every leafy oak. These are the places where they made offerings to their disgusting idols.
- Ezekiel 7:4I will not have compassion for you or feel sorry for you. I will pay you back for the way you have lived and for the detestable things you have done. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 11:10You will die in battle. I will judge you at Israel’s borders. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 12:15Then they will know that I am the Lord, because I will scatter them among the nations and force them into other countries.
- Ezekiel 13:9I will use my power against the prophets who see false visions and predict things that don’t come true. They will not help my people make decisions or be recorded in the records of the nation of Israel. They won’t even enter Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 14:8I will reject him, and I will make an example of him. I will exclude him from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 15:7I will turn against the people of Jerusalem. Even though they have escaped one fire, another fire will burn them. Then they will know that I am the Lord, because I will turn against them.
- Ezekiel 20:38I will get rid of rebels and those who do wrong against me. I will bring you out of the land where you are living. You will never enter Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 23:49They will be punished for their sins, and they will pay for their sin of idolatry. Then they will know that I am the Almighty Lord.”
- Ezekiel 24:24Ezekiel is a sign to you. You will do everything he has done. Then you will know that I am the Almighty Lord.” ’
Commentaries on Ezekiel 6:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The force of the words is, “When the slain shall fall in the midst of you, then at last ye shall know that I am the Lord.” So in Ezekiel 6:10 where the knowledge implies a recognition of the merciful intent of Yahweh‘s dispensations, and therefore, a hope of restoration.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7The corpses and bones of dead worshipers around an altar would make the altar ceremonially unclean and unfit for use. idols: The Hebrew word translated idols literally means “round things.” It may also sound like a word for dung (human or animal waste). When the prophets used this word, they were mocking the idols. It was a strong expression of disgust and rejection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. ye shall know that I am the Lord--and not your idols, lords. Ye shall know Me as the all-powerful Punisher of sin.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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