Ezekiel 6:3
in Ezekiel 6You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verse(Chapter 6, Verses 1 onwards) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, turn your face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them. And you shall say: Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God. Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and hills, to the cliffs and valleys. That which is often said in this Prophet as 'Adonai Dominus' seems to be briefly explained for the Greeks and Latins who do not have knowledge of the Hebrew language.
This site's exposition
the word of the LORD came
on Ezekiel 6:1-3
The word is spoken to the land itself: “O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD!” It reaches “the mountains and hills,” “the ravines and valleys,” with a sword against them. Gill compares Deuteronomy 32:1, where Moses calls on the heavens and the earth to hear.
This site's exposition
to the ravines and valleys
The word reaches every part of the land, mountains and hills, ravines and valleys. Albert Barnes notes that the ravines, like the hills, were favored sites for idol worship, as in 2 Kings 23:10. The sword will destroy the high places.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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And say, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Rivers - Or, “ravines,” which were, like the mountains, favorite seats of idol-rites 2Ki 23:10.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הָרֵי֙ | harei | O mountains of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| שִׁמְע֖וּ | shimu | hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| דְּבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְ֠הוִה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| לֶהָרִ֨ים | leharim | to the mountains | H2022 → | 546 times |
| וְלַגְּבָע֜וֹת | velagevaot | and to the hills | H1389 → | 68 times |
| לָאֲפִיקִ֣ים | laafikim | to the ravines | H650 → | 19 times |
| וְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹת | velageayot | and to the valleys | H1516 → | 59 times |
| הִנְנִ֨י | hini | here I | H2009 → | 843 times |
| אֲנִ֜י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| מֵבִ֤יא | mevi' | [am] about to bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עֲלֵיכֶם֙ | ʾaleikhem | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| חֶ֔רֶב | cherev | a sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| וְאִבַּדְתִּ֖י | veibadti | and I will destroy | H6 → | 184 times |
| בָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | bamoteikhem | high places your | H1116 → | 102 times |
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
הָרֵי֙O mountains of
hareiH2022 →546 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
שִׁמְע֖וּhear
shimuH8085 →1159 times
דְּבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
כֹּה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְ֠הוִהYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
לֶהָרִ֨יםto the mountains
leharimH2022 →546 times
וְלַגְּבָע֜וֹתand to the hills
velagevaotH1389 →68 times
לָאֲפִיקִ֣יםto the ravines
laafikimH650 →19 times
וְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹתand to the valleys
velageayotH1516 →59 times
הִנְנִ֨יhere I
hiniH2009 →843 times
אֲנִ֜יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
מֵבִ֤יא[am] about to bring
mevi'H935 →2568 times
עֲלֵיכֶם֙on you
ʾaleikhemH5921 →5755 times
חֶ֔רֶבa sword
cherevH2719 →413 times
וְאִבַּדְתִּ֖יand I will destroy
veibadtiH6 →184 times
בָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃high places your
bamoteikhemH1116 →102 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Micah 1:2
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
- Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
- Isaiah 1:1–2
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Micah 6:1–2
Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
- Deuteronomy 32:1
Through
Micah 6:2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
it leads to
- Hosea 12:2
The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
- Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God…
- Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
- Hosea 12:2
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.