Ezekiel 6-7
New American Standard Bible
Idolatrous Worship Denounced
6 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face toward the (A)mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them 3 and say, ‘Mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord [a]God! This is what the Lord [b]God says to the mountains, the hills, the ravines, and the valleys: “Behold, I Myself am going to bring a sword against you, and (B)I will destroy your high places. 4 So your (C)altars will become deserted 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 (D)bones around your altars. 6 [c]Everywhere you live, (E)cities will be in ruins and the high places will be deserted, so that your altars will be in ruins and [d]deserted, your (F)idols will be broken and brought to an end, your incense altars will be cut down, and your works wiped out. 7 The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.
8 “However, I will leave a (G)remnant, in that you will have those who (H)escaped the sword among the nations when you are scattered among the countries. 9 Then those of you who escape will (I)remember Me among the nations to which they will be taken captive, how I have [e](J)been hurt by their adulterous hearts which turned away from Me, and by their eyes which committed infidelity with their idols; and they will (K)loathe 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 that I would inflict this disaster on them.”’
11 “This is what the Lord [f]God says: ‘Clap your hands, (L)stamp your foot and say, “(M)Woe, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, which will fall by the (N)sword, famine, and plague! 12 Anyone who is (O)far away will die by the plague, anyone who is near will fall by the sword, and anyone who remains and is spared from these will die by the famine. So I will (P)expend My wrath on them. 13 Then you will know that I am the Lord, when their (Q)dead are among their idols around their altars, on (R)every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, under every leafy tree and under every massive oak with thick branches—the places where they offered a soothing aroma to all their idols. 14 So through all their dwelling places I will (S)stretch out My hand against them and make the land more desolate and waste than the wilderness toward Diblah; so they will know that I am the Lord.”’”
Punishment for Wickedness Foretold
7 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “And you, son of man, this is what the Lord [g]God says to the land of Israel: ‘An (T)end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land. 3 Now the end is upon you, for I will send My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and [h]bring all your abominations upon you. 4 And My eye will have no pity on you, nor will I spare you, but I will [i](U)bring your ways upon you, and your abominations will be among you; then you will (V)know that I am the Lord!’
5 “This is what the Lord [j]God says: ‘A (W)disaster, a unique disaster, behold, it is coming! 6 An end [k]is coming; the end has come! It has (X)awakened against you; behold, it has come! 7 Your [l]doom has come to you, you inhabitant of the land. The (Y)time has come, the (Z)day is near—panic rather than joyful shouting on the mountains. 8 Now I will shortly (AA)pour out My wrath on you and expend My anger against you; I will (AB)judge you according to your ways and [m]bring on you all your abominations. 9 My eye will have no pity nor will I spare you. I will [n]repay you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst; then you will know that I, the Lord, am striking.
10 ‘Behold, the day! Behold, it is coming! Your [o]doom has gone forth; the (AC)rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed. 11 Violence [p]has grown into a rod of (AD)wickedness. None of them shall remain, none of their [q]people, none of their (AE)wealth, nor anything eminent among them. 12 The (AF)time has come, the day has arrived. Let neither the (AG)buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn; for (AH)wrath is against all their multitude. 13 Indeed, the seller will not [r](AI)regain [s]what he sold as long as [t]they both live; for the vision regarding all their multitude will not [u]be averted, nor will any of them maintain his life by his wrongdoing.
14 ‘They have (AJ)blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one is going to the battle, for My wrath is against all [v]their multitude. 15 The (AK)sword is outside the city and the plague and the famine are within. Anyone who is in the field will die by the sword, while famine and the plague will consume those in the city. 16 Even when their survivors (AL)escape, they will be on the mountains like (AM)doves of the valleys, all of them (AN)moaning, each over his own wrongdoing. 17 All (AO)hands will hang limp, and all [w]knees will drip with water. 18 They will (AP)put on sackcloth and (AQ)shuddering will overwhelm them; and shame will be on all faces, and a [x](AR)bald patch on all their heads. 19 They will (AS)fling their silver into the streets, and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their (AT)silver and their gold will not be able to save them on the day of the wrath of the Lord. They cannot satisfy their [y]appetite, nor can they fill their stomachs, because their wrongdoing has become a cause of stumbling.
The Temple Profaned
20 Moreover, they transformed the splendor of His jewels into pride, and (AU)they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them. 21 And I will hand it over to the (AV)foreigners as plunder, and to the wicked of the earth as spoils; and they will profane it. 22 I will also turn My (AW)face away from them, and they will profane My treasure; then robbers will enter and profane it.
23 ‘(AX)Make the [z]chain, for the land is full of [aa](AY)bloody crimes, and the city is (AZ)full of violence. 24 Therefore, I will bring the worst of the (BA)nations, and they will take possession of their houses. I will also put an end to the (BB)pride of the strong ones, and their (BC)holy places will be profaned. 25 When anguish comes, they will seek (BD)peace, but there will be none. 26 (BE)Disaster will come upon disaster and (BF)rumor will be added to rumor; then they will seek a (BG)vision from a prophet, but the (BH)Law will be lost from the priest, and (BI)counsel from the elders. 27 The king will mourn, the prince will be (BJ)clothed in horror, and the hands of the people of the land will [ab]tremble. I will deal with them because of their conduct, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know that I am the Lord.’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 6:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Ezekiel 6:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Ezekiel 6:6 Lit In all your dwellings
- Ezekiel 6:6 As in some ancient versions; MT suffer for their guilt
- Ezekiel 6:9 Lit been broken; another reading is broken their (but unlikely)
- Ezekiel 6:11 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Ezekiel 7:2 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Ezekiel 7:3 Lit give
- Ezekiel 7:4 Lit give
- Ezekiel 7:5 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Ezekiel 7:6 Or has come
- Ezekiel 7:7 Meaning uncertain
- Ezekiel 7:8 Lit give
- Ezekiel 7:9 Lit give
- Ezekiel 7:10 Meaning uncertain
- Ezekiel 7:11 Lit has risen
- Ezekiel 7:11 Or procession
- Ezekiel 7:13 Lit return to
- Ezekiel 7:13 Lit the thing sold; i.e., his inherited land
- Ezekiel 7:13 Lit their life among the living ones
- Ezekiel 7:13 Lit return
- Ezekiel 7:14 Lit her
- Ezekiel 7:17 Heb idiom meaning to wet oneself
- Ezekiel 7:18 I.e., shaved as a sign of mourning
- Ezekiel 7:19 Lit soul
- Ezekiel 7:23 I.e., used for imprisonment
- Ezekiel 7:23 Lit judgment of blood
- Ezekiel 7:27 Lit be horrified
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