1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,2Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,3And 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.4And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.5And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.6In 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.7And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.8Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.9And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.10And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.11Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.12He 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.13Then 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.14So 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.
Ezekiel 6
English Standard Version
Judgment Against Idolatry
1The word of the Lord came to me:2“Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, (Eze 2:1; Eze 13:17; Eze 19:9; Eze 20:46; Eze 21:2; Eze 25:2; Eze 28:21; Eze 29:2; Eze 33:28; Eze 34:13; Eze 35:2; Eze 35:12; Eze 36:1; Eze 36:4; Eze 36:8; Eze 37:4; Eze 37:9; Eze 37:22; Eze 38:2; Eze 38:8; Eze 39:2; Eze 39:4; Eze 39:17; Lu 9:51)3and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. (Le 26:30; Isa 57:5; Eze 6:13; Eze 31:12; Eze 36:1; Eze 36:4; Eze 36:6)4Your altars shall become desolate, and your incense altars shall be broken, and I will cast down your slain before your idols. (2Ch 14:5; Eze 6:3)5And I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. (2Ki 23:14; 2Ki 23:16; Eze 6:3)6Wherever you dwell, the cities shall be waste and the high places ruined, so that your altars will be waste and ruined,[1] your idols broken and destroyed, your incense altars cut down, and your works wiped out. (Isa 27:10; Eze 6:3; Eze 6:4; Eze 12:20)7And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.8“Yet I will leave some of you alive. When you have among the nations some who escape the sword, and when you are scattered through the countries, (Eze 7:16; Eze 12:16; Eze 14:22)9then those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I have been broken over their whoring heart that has departed from me and over their eyes that go whoring after their idols. And they will be loathsome in their own sight for the evils that they have committed, for all their abominations. (Ex 34:15; Le 26:39; Jer 23:9; Eze 16:61; Eze 20:43; Eze 36:31)10And they shall know that I am the Lord. I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them.” (Nu 23:19)11Thus says the Lord God: “Clap your hands and stamp your foot and say, Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, for they shall fall by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence. (Eze 5:12; Eze 21:14; Eze 21:17; Eze 25:6)12He who is far off shall die of pestilence, and he who is near shall fall by the sword, and he who is left and is preserved shall die of famine. Thus I will spend my fury upon them. (Eze 5:13; Eze 7:15)13And you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every leafy oak, wherever they offered pleasing aroma to all their idols. (Ge 8:21; Isa 1:29; Jer 2:20; Eze 6:4; Eze 16:19; Eze 20:28; Ho 4:13)14And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land desolate and waste, in all their dwelling places, from the wilderness to Riblah.[2] Then they will know that I am the Lord.” (Nu 34:11; Isa 5:25; Eze 6:6; Eze 6:7; Eze 25:7; Eze 25:13; Eze 25:16; Eze 33:28; Eze 35:3)