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Ezekiel 6:3

6:2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
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.

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and say, ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh! Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: “Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword on you, and I will destroy your high places.

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.

And say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus says 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 on you, and I will destroy your high places.

6:4 And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. images: or, sun images

What does Ezekiel 6:3 mean?

Ezekiel 6:3 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), הַר (har), יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
say,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Ye
mountainsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
of
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
hearשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the
wordדָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of
the
LordאֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
GOD;יְהֹוִהYᵉhôvih/yeh-ho-vee'/H3069{YHWH}
Thus
saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
the
LordאֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
GODיְהֹוִהYᵉhôvih/yeh-ho-vee'/H3069{YHWH}
to
the
mountains,הַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
and
to
the
hills,גִּבְעָהgibʻâh/ghib-aw'/H1389a hillock
to
the
rivers,אָפִיקʼâphîyq/aw-feek'/H650properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a hero
and
to
the
valleys;גַּיְאgayʼ/gah'-ee/H1516a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
Behold,
I,
even
I,
will
bringבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
a
swordחֶרֶבchereb/kheh'-reb/H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
upon
you,
and
I
will
destroyאָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
your
high
places.בָּמָהbâmâh/bam-maw'/H1116an elevation

Commentary on Ezekiel 6:3

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 6:3
reference >ver. 1-8 . II. It is here charged upon them that they had themselves procured the judgments of God upon them, and they are told both what the judgments were which they had brought upon their own heads ( ver. 9-11 ) and what the sins were which provoked God to send those judgments, ver. 12-15 . III. It is here promised that, notwithstanding this, God would work deliverance for them, purely for his own name's sake ( ver. 16-19 ), and would reserve mercy in store for them and entail it upon them, ver. 20, 21 . The Prevalence and Effects of Sin. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Behold, the Lord 's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. 4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they con

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Deuteronomy 31:17

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find

Deuteronomy 31:18

And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

Deuteronomy 32:19

And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. abhorred: or, despised

Deuteronomy 32:20

And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.

Joshua 7:11

Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.

Proverbs 15:29

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Jeremiah 5:25

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

Ezekiel 39:23

And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.

Ezekiel 39:24

According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

Ezekiel 39:29

Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Micah 3:4

Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 6:3.

1 Kings 2:26

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. worthy: Heb. a man of death

1 Kings 8:53

For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.

2 Samuel 7:18

Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Samuel 7:19

And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? manner: Heb. law

2 Samuel 7:20

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

2 Samuel 7:28

And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

2 Samuel 7:29

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. let it: Heb. be thou pleased and bless

Deuteronomy 3:24

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

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What does Ezekiel 6:3 say?

Ezekiel 6:3 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Ezekiel 6:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 6:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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