Ezekiel 6 · Verse 3

Ezekiel 6:3

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.
Ezekiel 6:3, King James Version

Ezekiel 6:3 in other translations

BSBYou 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.
WEBand say, ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! The Lord GOD says 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.
ASVand 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.
YLTAnd thou hast said: Mountains of Israel, Hear ye a word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus said the Lord Jehovah To the mountains, and to the hills, To the streams, and to the valleys, Lo, I, I am bringing in against you a sword, And I have destroyed your high places.
DARBYand say, Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Jehovah: thus saith the Lord Jehovah to the mountains and to the hills, to the water-courses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, do bring a sword upon you, and will destroy your high places.
BBEYou mountains of Israel, give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said to the mountains and the hills, to the waterways and the valleys: See, I, even I, am sending on you a sword for the destruction of your high places.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 6:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. rivers--literally, the "channels" of torrents. Rivers were often the scene and objects of idolatrous worship.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 6:1-7

The Divine judgments for idolatry. (Ezek 6:1-7) A remnant shall be saved. (Ezek 6:8-10) The calamities are to be lamented. (Ezek 6:11-14) Verses 1-7 . War desolates persons, places, and things esteemed most sacred. God ruins idolatries even by the hands of idolaters. It is just with God to make that a desolation, which we make an idol. The superstitions to which many trust for safety, often cause their ruin. And the…

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Ezekiel 6:3 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.

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

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 6:3

  • Leviticus 26:30

    And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

  • Ezekiel 36:1-4

    Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: Therefore, 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, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;

  • Jeremiah 3:23

    Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 27:9

    By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

  • Jeremiah 22:29

    O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.

  • Micah 6:2

    Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 36:8

    But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ye.
36:1-4,8; Jer 22:29; Mic 6:2
to the mountains.
Jer 2:20; 3:6,23
and I will.
Le 26:30; Isa 27:9

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Context

  • Ezekiel 6:2

    Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,

  • Ezekiel 6:3

    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.

  • Ezekiel 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.

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Ezekiel 6:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dirás: Montes de Israel, oid palabra del Señor Jehová: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová á los montes y á los collados, á los arroyos y á los valles: He aquí que yo, yo haré venir sobre vosotros cuchillo, y destruiré vuestros altos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et dis: Montagnes d’Israël, écoutez la parole du Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, aux montagnes et aux collines, aux ravins et aux vallées: Voici, moi je fais venir sur vous l’épée, et je détruirai vos hauts lieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sprich: Berge Israels, höret das Wort des Herrn, Jehovas! So spricht der Herr, Jehova, zu den Bergen und zu den Hügeln, zu den Tälern und zu den Gründen: Siehe, ich, ich bringe das Schwert über euch und werde eure Höhen zerstören;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et dices: Montes Israël, audite verbum Domini Dei. Hæc dicit Dominus Deus montibus et collibus, rupibus et vallibus: Ecce ego inducam super vos gladium, et disperdam excelsa vestra,