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Ezekiel 6

And the LORD spoke to me: Son of man, set your face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them. And say: You mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and the hills, to the gullies and the valleys: Look: I'll bring a sword on you, and I'll destroy your worship s

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Against the mountains of Israel

And the LORD spoke to me: Son of man, set your face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them. And say: You mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and the hills, to the gullies and the valleys: Look: I'll bring a sword on you, and I'll destroy your worship shrines. Your altars will be left deserted and your incense stands smashed. I'll throw the bodies of your dead down in front of your idols. And I'll lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols, and I'll scatter your bones round your altars. Everywhere you live, the cities will be laid out flat and the worship shrines will be a desolation — so your altars are laid out flat and destroyed, and your idols broken and finished, and your incense stands cut down, and what you've made wiped out. People will fall dead among you, and you'll know that I'm the LORD. But I'll leave a group of survivors — ones who escape from the sword among the nations, when you're scattered through the countries. And those of you who escape will remember me among the nations they're carried off to, when I've broken their whoring heart that turned away from me, and their eyes that went whoring after their idols. And they'll loathe themselves for the evils they've done in all their disgusting things. And they'll know that I'm the LORD, and that I didn't say for nothing that I'd do this evil to them.

And the word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, set your face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them. And say: You mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord God. This is what the Lord God says to the mountains and the hills, to the gullies and the valleys: Look — I'll bring a sword on you, and I'll wreck your high places. And your altars will be a wreck and your incense stands will be broken. And I'll throw down your killed men in front of your idols. And I'll lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel in front of their idols, and I'll scatter your bones round your altars. Everywhere you live, the towns will be laid out flat and the high places will be a wreck — so your altars are laid out flat and wrecked, and your idols broken and finished, and your incense stands cut down, and what you've made wiped out. And the killed will fall in the middle of you, and you'll know that I'm the Lord. But I'll leave a remnant — ones who get away from the sword among the nations, when you're scattered through the countries. And the ones of you who get away will remember me among the nations they're carried off to, when I've broken their whoring heart that turned away from me, and their eyes that went whoring after their idols. And they'll loathe themselves for the evils they've done in all their disgusting things. And they'll know that I'm the Lord, and that I didn't say for nothing that I'd do this evil to them.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, 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. And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. 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 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. And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Yet 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. And 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. And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.

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And the LORD spoke to me:

Plain English

And the word of the Lord came to me:

King James Version, 1611

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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

King James Version, 1611

Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,

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And say: You mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and the hills, to the gullies and the valleys: Look: I'll bring a sword on you, and I'll destroy your worship shrines.

Plain English

And say: You mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord God. This is what the Lord God says to the mountains and the hills, to the gullies and the valleys: Look — I'll bring a sword on you, and I'll wreck your high places.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Your altars will be left deserted and your incense stands smashed. I'll throw the bodies of your dead down in front of your idols.

Plain English

And your altars will be a wreck and your incense stands will be broken. And I'll throw down your killed men in front of your idols.

King James Version, 1611

And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.

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And I'll lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols, and I'll scatter your bones round your altars.

Plain English

And I'll lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel in front of their idols, and I'll scatter your bones round your altars.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Everywhere you live, the cities will be laid out flat and the worship shrines will be a desolation — so your altars are laid out flat and destroyed, and your idols broken and finished, and your incense stands cut down, and what you've made wiped out.

Plain English

Everywhere you live, the towns will be laid out flat and the high places will be a wreck — so your altars are laid out flat and wrecked, and your idols broken and finished, and your incense stands cut down, and what you've made wiped out.

King James Version, 1611

In 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.

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People will fall dead among you, and you'll know that I'm the LORD.

Plain English

And the killed will fall in the middle of you, and you'll know that I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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But I'll leave a group of survivors — ones who escape from the sword among the nations, when you're scattered through the countries.

Plain English

But I'll leave a remnant — ones who get away from the sword among the nations, when you're scattered through the countries.

King James Version, 1611

Yet 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.

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And those of you who escape will remember me among the nations they're carried off to, when I've broken their whoring heart that turned away from me, and their eyes that went whoring after their idols. And they'll loathe themselves for the evils they've done in all their disgusting things.

Plain English

And the ones of you who get away will remember me among the nations they're carried off to, when I've broken their whoring heart that turned away from me, and their eyes that went whoring after their idols. And they'll loathe themselves for the evils they've done in all their disgusting things.

King James Version, 1611

And 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.

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And they'll know that I'm the LORD, and that I didn't say for nothing that I'd do this evil to them.

Plain English

And they'll know that I'm the Lord, and that I didn't say for nothing that I'd do this evil to them.

King James Version, 1611

And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.

The end has come

This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands and stamp your foot and say: Trouble is coming for all the wicked disgusting things of the people of Israel, because they'll fall by the sword and by famine and by plague. The one far off will die of disease, the one near will fall by the sword, and the one who remains and is besieged will die by famine. In this way I will accomplish my fury upon them. Then you'll know that I'm the LORD, when their dead lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on every mountain top, under every green tree and every thick oak — all the places where they offered a pleasing aroma to their idols. So I'll stretch out my hand over them and make the land a desolation, yes a desolation, from the wilderness to Diblah, everywhere they live. And they'll know that I'm the LORD.

This is what the Lord God says: Clap your hands and stamp your foot and say: Trouble is coming for all the wicked disgusting things of the house of Israel, because they'll fall by the sword and by famine and by plague. The one far off will die of plague, and the one nearby will fall by the sword. And the one who's left and under siege will die of famine. That's how I'll finish my fury on them. Then you'll know that I'm the Lord, when their killed are among their idols round their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountain tops, under every green tree and every thick oak — the places they gave a pleasing smell to all their idols. So I'll stretch out my hand over them and make the land a wreck, yes a wreck, from the wilderness to Diblah, everywhere they live. And they'll know that I'm the Lord.

Thus 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. He 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. Then 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. So 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.

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This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands and stamp your foot and say: Trouble is coming for all the wicked disgusting things of the people of Israel, because they'll fall by the sword and by famine and by plague.

Plain English

This is what the Lord God says: Clap your hands and stamp your foot and say: Trouble is coming for all the wicked disgusting things of the house of Israel, because they'll fall by the sword and by famine and by plague.

King James Version, 1611

Thus 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.

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The one far off will die of disease, the one near will fall by the sword, and the one who remains and is besieged will die by famine. In this way I will accomplish my fury upon them.

Plain English

The one far off will die of plague, and the one nearby will fall by the sword. And the one who's left and under siege will die of famine. That's how I'll finish my fury on them.

King James Version, 1611

He 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.

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Then you'll know that I'm the LORD, when their dead lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on every mountain top, under every green tree and every thick oak — all the places where they offered a pleasing aroma to their idols.

Plain English

Then you'll know that I'm the Lord, when their killed are among their idols round their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountain tops, under every green tree and every thick oak — the places they gave a pleasing smell to all their idols.

King James Version, 1611

Then 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.

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So I'll stretch out my hand over them and make the land a desolation, yes a desolation, from the wilderness to Diblah, everywhere they live. And they'll know that I'm the LORD.

Plain English

So I'll stretch out my hand over them and make the land a wreck, yes a wreck, from the wilderness to Diblah, everywhere they live. And they'll know that I'm the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

So 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.