Ezekiel 6 · Verse 13

Ezekiel 6:13

Then shall ye know that I am the Lord, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
Ezekiel 6:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 6:13 in other translations

BSBThen you will know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, and under every green tree and leafy oak—the places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols.
WEBYou will know that I am the LORD when their slain men are among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, under every green tree, and under every thick oak—the places where they offered pleasant aroma to all their idols.
ASVAnd ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the places where they offered sweet savor to all their idols.
YLTAnd ye have known that I am Jehovah, In their wounded being in the midst of their idols, Round about their altars, On every high hill, on all tops of mountains, And under every green tree, and under every thick oak, The place where they gave sweet fragrance to all their idols.
DARBYAnd ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when their slain shall be among their idols, round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick terebinth, the places where they offered sweet savour to all their idols.
BBEAnd you will be certain that I am the Lord, when their dead men are stretched among their images round about their altars on every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, and under every branching tree, and under every thick oak-tree, the places where they made sweet smells to all their images.
WebsterThen shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they offered sweet savor to all their idols.

What does Ezekiel 6:13 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 6:11-14

It is our duty to be affected, not only with our own sins and sufferings, but to look with compassion upon the miseries wicked people bring upon themselves. Sin is a desolating thing; therefore, stand in awe, and sin not. If we know the worth of souls, and the danger to which unbelievers are exposed, we shall deem every sinner who takes refuge in Jesus from the wrath to come, an abundant recompence for all contempt…

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Ezekiel 6:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.Temand you will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֔הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
בִּֽהְי֣וֹתbih.Yotwhen areH1961
חַלְלֵיהֶ֗םcha.lei.Hemslain [ones] theirH2491
בְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhin amongH8432
גִּלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.Lu.lei.Hemidols theirH1544
סְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotaroundH5439
מִזְבְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םmiz.be.cho.tei.Hemaltars theirH4196
אֶל֩'eltoH413
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
גִּבְעָ֨הgiv.'AhhillH1389
רָמָ֜הra.MahhighH7311
בְּכֹ֣ל\׀be.Kholon allH3605
רָאשֵׁ֣יra.Shei[the] tops ofH7218
הֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.Rimthe mountainsH2022
וְתַ֨חַתve.Ta.chatand underH8478
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
עֵ֤ץ'etztreeH6086
רַֽעֲנָן֙ra.'a.NanluxuriantH7488
וְתַ֙חַת֙ve.Ta.chatand underH8478
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
אֵלָ֣ה'e.LahterebinthH424
עֲבֻתָּ֔ה'a.vu.TahleafyH5687
מְק֗וֹםme.Kom[the] placeH4725
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher<of> whereH834
נָֽתְנוּ\־na.te.nu-they gaveH5414
שָׁם֙shamthereH8033
רֵ֣יחַRei.achan odor ofH7381
נִיחֹ֔חַni.Cho.achsoothingH5207
לְכֹ֖לle.Kholto allH3605
גִּלּוּלֵיהֶֽם\׃gi.lu.lei.Hemidols theirH1544

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Cross references for Ezekiel 6:13

  • Ezekiel 20:28

    For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.

  • Hosea 4:13

    They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

  • Jeremiah 2:20

    For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

  • 1 Kings 14:23

    For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

  • Isaiah 57:5-7

    Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

  • Ezekiel 6:4-7

    And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • 2 Kings 16:4

    And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

  • Isaiah 1:29

    For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

  • Isaiah 37:20

    Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.

  • Isaiah 65:3-4

    A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

  • Jeremiah 3:6

    The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

  • Isaiah 37:36-38

    Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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when.
4-7; Isa 37:20,36-38
upon.
20:28; 1Ki 14:23; 2Ki 16:4; Isa 1:29; 57:5-7; 65:3,4; 66:17
Jer 2:20; 3:6; Ho 4:13

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Context

  • Ezekiel 6:12

    He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.

  • Ezekiel 6:13

    Then shall ye know that I am the Lord, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.

  • Ezekiel 6:14

    So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Ezekiel 6:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sabréis que yo soy Jehová, cuando sus muertos estarán en medio de sus ídolos, en derredor de sus altares, en todo collado alto, y en todas las cumbres de los montes, y debajo de todo árbol sombrío, y debajo de toda encina espesa, lugares donde dieron olor suave á todos sus ídolos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et vous saurez que je suis l’ Éternel, quand leurs blessés à mort seront au milieu de leurs idoles, autour de leurs autels, sur toute haute colline, sur tous les sommets des montagnes, et sous tout arbre vert, et sous tout térébinthe touffu, dans les lieux où ils offraient à toutes leurs idoles des parfums agréables.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ihr werdet wissen, daß ich Jehova bin, wenn ihre Erschlagenen mitten unter ihren Götzen sein werden, um ihre Altäre her, auf jedem hohen Hügel, auf allen Gipfeln der Berge und unter jedem grünen Baume und unter jeder dichtbelaubten Terebinthe, an den Orten, wo sie allen ihren Götzen lieblichen Geruch dargebracht haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et scietis quia ego Dominus, cum fuerint interfecti vestri in medio idolorum vestrorum, in circuitu ararum vestrarum, in omni colle excelso, et in cunctis summitatibus montium, et subtus omne lignum nemorosum, et subtus universam quercum frondosam, locum ubi accenderunt thura redolentia universis idolis suis.