Ezekiel 6:1-7

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Prophecies Against the Mountains

6 Again the ·Lord spoke his word [^Lword of the Lord came] to me, saying: ² “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], ·look [^Lset your face] toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them. ³ Say, ‘Mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord God. The Lord God says this to the mountains, the hills, the ravines, and the valleys: [^LLook; ^TBehold] I ·will [or am about to] bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your ·places of idol worship [^Lhigh places; ^Cpagan worship sites; Deut. 12; 2 Kin. 23:8]. ⁴ Your altars will be ·destroyed [desolated] and your incense altars ·broken down [smashed]. ·Your people will be killed [^LI will throw down your slain] in front of your idols. ⁵ I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. ⁶ In all the places you live, cities will become ·empty [desolate; laid waste]. The ·places of idol worship [^Lhigh places; 6:3] will be ruined; your altars will become ·lonely [wasted] ruins. Your idols will be ·broken [smashed] and ·brought to an end [ruined]. Your incense altars will be cut down, and ·the things you made [your works; or the idols/religious objects you have made] will be wiped out. ⁷ ·Your people will be killed and [^LThe slain will] fall among you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.