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Ezekiel 6:3

You 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.

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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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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taand you will sayH559 →
הָרֵי֙ha.ReiO mountains ofH2022 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
שִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UhearH8085 →
דְּבַר־de.var-[the] word ofH1697 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
כֹּה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְ֠הוִהYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
לֶהָרִ֨יםle.ha.Rimto the mountainsH2022 →
וְלַגְּבָע֜וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otand to the hillsH1389 →
לָאֲפִיקִ֣יםla.'a.fi.Kimto the ravinesH650 →
וְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹתve.la.ge.'a.yotand to the valleysH1516 →
הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere IH2009 →
אֲנִ֜י'a.NiIH589 →
מֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'[am] about to bringH935 →
עֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.Khemon youH5921 →
חֶ֔רֶבChe.reva swordH2719 →
וְאִבַּדְתִּ֖יve.'i.bad.Tiand I will destroyH6 →
בָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ba.Mo.tei.Khemhigh places yourH1116 →

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Leviticus 26:30I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.Leviticus 26:25And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.Genesis 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.Exodus 14:17And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!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:Isaiah 27:9Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.Ezekiel 36:1–4“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.Ezekiel 36:8But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.Jeremiah 2:20“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.Jeremiah 3:23Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.Jeremiah 3:6Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.Ezekiel 36:4therefore, 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, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.Jeremiah 23:39therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.Jeremiah 17:3O My mountain in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, because of the sin of your high places, within all your borders.Ezekiel 33:2“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,Ezekiel 34:11For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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