The Prophet Ezekiel

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- Chapter 6 -

(Deuteronomy 4:15–31; Deuteronomy 12:29–32)

The word of Yahweh came to me and said,

“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them.

Say, ’Mountains of Israel, listen to the word of Lord Yahweh! Lord Yahweh says this to the mountains and to the hills, to the streambeds, and to the valleys: Behold! I am bringing a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

Then your altars will become desolate and your pillars will be destroyed, and I will throw down your dead in front of their idols.

I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols, and scatter your bones around your altars.

Everywhere you live, cities will be laid waste and the high places ruined, so that your altars will be laid waste and made desolate. Then they will be broken and disappear, your pillars will be cut down and your works will be wiped away.

The dead will fall down in your midst and you will know that I am Yahweh.

A Remnant to Be Blessed

But I will preserve a remnant among you, and there will be some who escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered throughout the countries.

Then those who escape will think of me among the nations where they will be held captive, that I was grieved by their promiscuous heart that turned away from me, and by their eyes that whored after their idols. Then they will show loathing on their face for the wickedness which they have committed with all their abominations.

So they will know that I am Yahweh. It was for a reason that I said I would bring this evil to them.

Lord Yahweh says this: Clap your hands and stomp your foot! Say, “Alas!” because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! For they will fall by sword, famine, and plague.

The one far away will die by plague, and the one who is near will fall by the sword. Those who remain and survive will die by famine. In his way I will accomplish my fury against them.

Then you will know that I am Yahweh, when their dead lie among their idols, around their altars, on every high hill-on all the mountain peaks, and under every flourishing tree and thick oak-the places where they burned incenses to all their idols.

I will strike with my hand and make the land desolate and a waste, from the wilderness to Riblah, throughout all the places where they live. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”

(Deuteronomy 4:15–31; Deuteronomy 12:29–32)

The LORD’s word came to me, saying,

“Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy to them,

and 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.

Your altars will become desolate, and your incense altars will be broken. I will cast down your slain men before your idols.

I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols. I will scatter your bones around your altars.

In all your dwelling places, the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be desolate, so that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.

The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.

A Remnant to Be Blessed

“‘“Yet I will leave a remnant, in that you will have some that escape the sword among the nations, when you are scattered through the countries.

Those of you that escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I have been broken with their lewd heart, which has departed from me, and with their eyes, which play the prostitute after their idols. Then they will loathe themselves in their own sight for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

They will know that I am the LORD. I have not said in vain that I would do this evil to them.”’

“The Lord GOD says: ‘Strike with your hand, and stamp with your foot, and say, “Alas!”, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel; for they will fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

He who is far off will die of the pestilence. He who is near will fall by the sword. He who remains and is besieged will die by the famine. Thus I will accomplish my wrath on them.

You 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.

I will stretch out my hand on them and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”