NASB — Ezekiel 6 — KJV

Idolatrous Worship Denounced

1 And the word° of the LORD° came° to me saying°, 2 “Son° of man°, set° your face° toward° the amountains° of Israel°, and prophesy° against° them 3 and say°, ‘Mountains° of Israel°, listen° to the word° of the Lord° IGOD°! Thus° says° the Lord° IGOD° to the mountains°, the hills°, the ravines° and the valleys°: “Behold°, I Myself° am going to bring° a sword° on you, and aI will destroy° your high° places°. 4 So your aaltars° will become° desolate° and your incense° altars° will be smashed°; and I will make your slain° fall° in front° of your idols°. 5 I will also lay° the dead° bodies° of the sons° of Israel° in front° of their idols°; and I will scatter° your abones° around° your altars°. 6 In all° your dwellings°, acities° will become° waste° and the high° places° will be desolate°, that your altars° may become° waste° and Idesolate°, your bidols° may be broken° and brought° to an end°, your incense° altars° may be cut° down°, and your works° may be blotted° out. 7 The slain° will fall° among° you, and you will know° that I am the LORD°.

[2] aEzk 36:1
[3] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aLv 26:30
[4] aLv 26:30; 2Ch 14:5; Is 27:9; Ezk 6:6
[5] a2K 23:14, 16, 20; Jr 8:1, 2
[6] ISo some ancient versions; Heb bear their guilt aLv 26:31; Is 6:11; Ezk 5:14 bEzk 6:4; Mi 1:7; Zc 13:2

8 ¶ “However, I will leave° a aremnant°, for you will have° those who° bescaped° the sword° among the nations° when you are scattered° among the countries°. 9 Then those of you who° escape° will aremember° Me among the nations° to which° they will be carried° captive°, how° I have Ibbeen hurt° by their adulterous° hearts° which° turned° away° from Me, and by their eyes° which played° the harlot° after° their idols°; and they will cloathe° themselves in their own sight° for the evils° which° they have committed°, for all° their abominations°. 10 Then they will know° that I am the LORD°; I have not said° in vain° Ithat I would inflict° this° disaster° on them.”’

[8] aIs 6:13; Jr 30:11 bJr 44:14, 28; Ezk 7:16; 14:22
[9] ILit been broken, or, broken for Myself their aDt 4:29; 30:2; Jr 51:50 bPs 78:40; Is 7:13; 43:24; Ho 11:8 cJb 42:6; Ezk 20:43; 36:31
[10] ILit to do this evil to

11 ¶ “Thus° says° the Lord° IGOD°, ‘Clap° your hand°, astamp° your foot° and say°, “bAlas°, because° of all° the evil° abominations° of the house° of Israel°, which° will fall° by csword°, famine° and plague°! 12 He who° is afar° off° will die° by the plague°, and he who° is near° will fall° by the sword°, and he who remains° and is besieged° will die° by the famine°. Thus will I bspend° My wrath° on them. 13 Then you will know° that I am the LORD°, when their aslain° are among° their idols° around° their altars°, on bevery° high° hill°, on all° the tops° of the mountains°, under° every° green° tree° and under° every° leafy° oak°—the places° where°° they offered° soothing° aroma° to all° their idols°. 14 So throughout all° their habitations° I will astretch° out My hand° against° them and make° the land° more° desolate° and waste° than° the wilderness° toward Diblah°; thus they will know° that I am the LORD°.”’”

[11] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aEzk 25:6 bEzk 9:4 cEzk 5:12; 7:15
[12] aDn 9:7 bLm 4:11, 22; Ezk 5:13
[13] aEzk 6:4-7 b1K 14:23; 2K 16:4; Is 57:5-7; Ezk 20:28; Ho 4:13
[14] aIs 5:25; 9:12; Ezk 14:13; 20:33, 34


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The judgment of Israel for their idolatry.

1 ¶ And the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me, saying,ºª 2 Sonº of man,º setºª thy faceº toward² the mountainsº of Israel,º and prophesyºª against² them, 3 And say,ºª Ye mountainsº of Israel,º hearºª the wordº of the Lordº GOD;º Thus² saithºª the Lordº GODº to the mountains,º and to the hills,º to the rivers,º and to the valleys;º Behold,² I, [even] I,² will bringºª a swordº upon² you, and I will destroyºª your high places.º 4 And your altarsº shall be desolate,ºª and your imagesº shall be broken:ºª and I will cast downºª your slainº [men] beforeº your idols.º 5 And I will layºª² the dead carcasesº of the childrenº of Israelº beforeº their idols;º and I will scatterºª² your bonesº round aboutº your altars.º 6 In all² your dwellingplacesº the citiesº shall be laid waste,ºª and the high placesº shall be desolate;ºª that² your altarsº may be laid wasteºª and made desolate,ºª and your idolsº may be brokenºª and cease,ºª and your imagesº may be cut down,ºª and your worksº may be abolished.ºª 7 And the slainº shall fallºª in the midstº of you, and ye shall knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD.º

[1] Ezk 6:1.
[2] Jsh 11:21; Ezk 4:7; 13:17; 19:9; 20:46; 21:2; 25:2; 33:28; 34:14; 35:12; 37:22; 38:2; Mi 6:1.
[3] Lv 26:30; Is 27:9; Jr 2:20; 3:6, 23; 22:29; Ezk 36:1, 8; Mi 6:2.
[4] Lv 26:30; 1K 13:2; 2K 23:14, 16; 2Ch 14:5; 34:4, 5; Jr 8:1; 43:13; Ezk 6:5, 6, 13.
[5] Ezk 6:5.
[6] Lv 26:30; Ps 115:8; Is 1:31; 2:18, 20; 6:11; 24:1; 27:9; 32:13; 64:10; Jr 2:15; 9:11, 19; 10:22; 17:3; 34:22; Ezk 5:14; 16:39; 30:13; Ho 10:2, 8; Mi 1:7; 3:12; 5:13; Hab 2:18; Zp 1:2, 3, 18; 3:6, 7; Zc 13:2.
[7] Ex 7:5; 14:4, 18; 2K 19:19; Ps 83:17; Jr 14:18; 18:21; 25:33; Lm 2:20; 4:9; Ezk 6:13; 7:4, 9; 9:7; 11:10, 12; 12:15; 13:9, 14, 21, 23; 14:8; 15:7; 20:38, 42, 44; 23:49; 24:24, 27; 25:17; 26:6; 28:23; 30:26; 35:15; 38:23; Dn 4:35; 6:26.

A remnant shall be blessed.

8 ¶ Yet will I leave a remnant,ºª that ye may have² [some] that shall escapeº the swordº among the nations,º when ye shall be scatteredºª through the countries.º 9 And they that escapeº of you shall rememberºª me among the nationsº whither²² they shall be carried captives,ºª because² I am brokenºª with² their whorishºª heart,º which² hath departedºª from²² me, and with² their eyes,º which go a whoringºª afterº their idols:º and they shall lotheºª themselvesº for² the evilsº which² they have committedºª in all² their abominations.º 10 And they shall knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD,º [and that] I have not² saidºª in vainº² that I would doºª this² evilº unto them.

[8] Is 6:13; 27:7; Jr 30:11; 44:14, 28; 46:28; Ezk 5:2, 12; 12:16; 14:22; Ro 9:27; 11:5.
[9] Lv 26:39, 40; Nu 15:39; Dt 4:29; 30:1; 2K 16:10; Jb 42:6; Ps 78:40; 137:1; Is 7:13; 43:24; 63:10; 64:6; Jr 3:6, 13; 30:18; 51:50; Ezk 5:13; 7:16; 12:16; 14:4; 16:43, 63; 20:7, 24, 28, 43; 23:14; 36:31; Dn 9:2; Am 2:13; Zc 10:9; 2P 2:14.
[10] Jr 5:12; 44:28; Ezk 6:7; 14:22; Dn 9:12; Zc 1:6.

The faithful are exhorted to lament their calamities.

11 ¶ Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Smiteºª with thine hand,º and stampºª with thy foot,º and say,ºª Alasº for² all² the evilº abominationsº of the houseº of Israel!º for² they shall fallºª by the sword,º by the famine,º and by the pestilence.º 12 He that is far offº shall dieºª of the pestilence;º and he that is nearº shall fallºª by the sword;º and he that remainethºª and is besiegedºª shall dieºª by the famine:º thus will I accomplishºª my furyº upon them. 13 Then shall ye knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD,º when their slainº [men] shall be² amongº their idolsº round aboutº their altars,º upon² every² highºª hill,º in all² the topsº of the mountains,º and under² every² greenº tree,º and under² every² thickº oak,º the placeº where²² they did offerºª sweetº savourº to all² their idols.º 14 So will I stretch outºª² my handº upon² them, and makeºª² the landº desolate,º yea, more desolateº than the wildernessº² toward Diblath,º in all² their habitations:º and they shall knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD.º

[11] Nu 24:10; Is 58:1; Jr 9:1, 10; 15:2; 16:4; 24:10; 30:7; Ezk 5:12; 9:4; 14:21; 21:14; Jol 1:15; Am 5:16; Rv 18:10, 16.
[12] Is 40:2; Lm 4:11, 22; Ezk 5:13; Dn 9:7.
[13] 1K 14:23; 2K 16:4; Is 1:29; 37:20, 36; 57:5; 65:3; 66:17; Jr 2:20; 3:6; Ezk 6:4; 20:28; Ho 4:13.
[14] Nu 33:46; Is 5:25; 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4; 26:11; Jr 48:22; Ezk 16:27; 20:33.


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