Ezekiel 6:3
and say, 'You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God 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.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy to them,
Cross References
Leviticus 26:25I will bring a sword upon you, that will execute the vengeance of the covenant; and you will be gathered together within your cities: and I will send the pestilence among you; and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
1 Kings 14:23For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree;
Jeremiah 2:20"For of old time I have broken your yoke, and burst your bonds; and you said, 'I will not serve;' for on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed yourself, playing the prostitute.
Jeremiah 3:23Truly in vain is help from the hills, the tumult on the mountains. Truly the salvation of Israel is in the Lord our God.
Ezekiel 36:1"You, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, 'You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.
Amos 7:9The high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
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 →