Ezekiel 6:5

And I will lay the carcasses of the sons of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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 Context

4and your altars shall be desolate, and your sun-images shall be broken; and I will cast down your slain before your idols.

6In all places where ye dwell shall the cities be laid waste, and the high places be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken, and cease, and your sun-images may be cut down, and your works may be destroyed.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 7:32Therefore behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, That it shall no more be called Tophet, Or the valley of the son of Hinnom, But the Valley of Slaughter; For they shall bury in Tophet till there be no room left.

Jeremiah 8:2And they shall be spread before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, Which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked; Which they have consulted and have worshipped; They shall not be gathered, nor be buried; They shall be as dung upon the face of the ground.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 6:2-8

The Destruction of Idolatry. ( b. c. 594.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, 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. 4 And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down… Read the whole commentary →

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