Ezekiel 36:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! Even the ancient high places have become ours as a possession,’

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Thus says the Lord GOD; Because the enemy has said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Because the enemy{H341} hath said{H559} against you, Aha!{H1889} and, The ancient{H5769} high places{H1116} are ours in possession;{H4181}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Because the enemy{H341}{(H8802)} hath said{H559}{(H8804)} against you, Aha{H1889}, even the ancient{H5769} high places{H1116} are ours in possession{H4181}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus saieth the LORDE God: Because yor enemie hath sayde vpon you: A ha, ye hie euerlastynge places are now become ours:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus saith the Lord God, because the enemie hath sayde against you, Aha, euen the hye places of the world are ours in possession,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thus saith the Lord God: Because your enemie hath saide vpon you aha, the hie places of the worlde are now become ours in possession:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because the enemy has said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy said against you, Aha, and the high places of old for a possession have been to us,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    This is what the Lord has said: Because your hater has said against you, Aha! and, The old waste places are our heritage, we have taken them:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because the enemy has said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The enemy has spoken against you, saying“Aha!” and,“The ancient heights have become our property!”’

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:13 : 13 He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the produce of the fields. He gave him honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag.
  • Ezek 25:3 : 3 Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said, 'Aha!' against my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile,
  • Ezek 35:10 : 10 Because you said, 'These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will take possession of them,' even though the LORD was there,
  • Ezek 36:5 : 5 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in my burning zeal I have spoken against the remnants of the nations and against Edom, who with glee and utter contempt claimed my land as their own possession, plundering its pasturelands.
  • Hab 3:19 : 19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; He makes me tread on the heights. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.
  • Ezek 26:2 : 2 Son of man, because Tyre has said concerning Jerusalem, 'Aha! The gateway of the peoples is broken; it has turned to me. I will be filled now that she lies in ruins.'
  • Ps 78:69 : 69 He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever.
  • Isa 58:14 : 14 then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of Jacob your ancestor. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.
  • Jer 49:1 : 1 Concerning the children of Ammon, this is what the LORD says: Does Israel have no sons? Does he have no heir? Why then has their king taken possession of Gad, and why do his people dwell in its cities?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 36:3-8
    6 verses
    83%

    3 therefore, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have devastated and surrounded you, making you a possession for the remnants of the nations, and because you have become the object of people’s talk and gossip,’

    4 therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the abandoned towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the surrounding nations:

    5 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in my burning zeal I have spoken against the remnants of the nations and against Edom, who with glee and utter contempt claimed my land as their own possession, plundering its pasturelands.

    6 Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I am speaking in my jealous anger because you have endured the scorn of the nations.’

    7 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'I have raised my hand in an oath: Surely the nations that surround you will endure their own shame.'

    8 But you, mountains of Israel, will yield your branches and bear your fruit for my people Israel, because they are about to come home.

  • Ezek 35:9-15
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    80%

    9 I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

    10 Because you said, 'These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will take possession of them,' even though the LORD was there,

    11 therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will deal with you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred against them, and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.

    12 Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard all the contemptuous things you said against the mountains of Israel. You said, 'They have been laid waste and given over to us to devour.'

    13 You boasted against me with your mouth and multiplied your words against me. I have heard it.

    14 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.

    15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel when it became desolate, so will I deal with you. You will become a desolation, Mount Seir, along with all of Edom—all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 36:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    12 I will bring people, my people Israel, to live on you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer bereave them of children.

    13 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because people say to you, ‘You devour humans and make your nations childless,’

  • Ezek 36:1
    79%

    1 And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.'

  • Amos 3:11
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    11 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: "An enemy will surround the land, bring down your strength, and plunder your fortresses."

  • Ezek 6:2-3
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    76%

    2 Son of man, face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them.

    3 Say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD: This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains, the hills, the ravines, and the valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

  • Ezek 25:6
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    6 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped your hands, stomped your feet, and rejoiced with all the scorn in your heart against the land of Israel,

  • Ezek 36:16
    74%

    16 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

  • Ezek 25:3
    74%

    3 Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said, 'Aha!' against my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile,

  • Ezek 11:15
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    15 'Son of man, your brothers, your brothers—those close to you by kinship, and the entire house of Israel—are the ones to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, "Keep away from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession."

  • Jer 17:3
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    3 O my mountain in the field, I will give away your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, along with your high places, because of the sin committed throughout your borders.

  • Ps 83:12
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    12 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

  • Ezek 31:10
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    10 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because it grew tall, lifting its top among the clouds, and its heart became arrogant because of its height,

  • Ezek 35:3-4
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    72%

    3 Say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate wasteland.'

    4 I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 26:2
    72%

    2 Son of man, because Tyre has said concerning Jerusalem, 'Aha! The gateway of the peoples is broken; it has turned to me. I will be filled now that she lies in ruins.'

  • Ezek 28:6
    72%

    6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have set your heart as if it were the heart of a god,

  • Ezek 38:17
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    17 This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one I spoke of in former days through my servants the prophets of Israel? At that time, they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them.

  • Jer 21:13
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    13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, declares the LORD. You who say, 'Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?'

  • Ezek 38:12
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    12 You will come to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against resettled ruins and against a people gathered from the nations, people acquiring livestock and goods, who live at the center of the land.

  • Ezek 13:8
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    8 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Ezek 39:5
    72%

    5 You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Ezek 33:28
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    28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through.

  • Ezek 33:24
    71%

    24 Son of man, the people living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he inherited the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.'

  • Ezek 36:34-36
    3 verses
    71%

    34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.

    35 They will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the Garden of Eden, and the ruined, desolate, and demolished cities are now fortified and inhabited.'

    36 Then the nations that remain around you will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was demolished and replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.

  • Zeph 2:10
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    10 This will be their lot in return for their pride, because they have taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of Hosts.

  • Mic 2:4
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    4 On that day, they will take up a taunt against you and wail with bitter lament, saying: 'We are utterly ruined; my people's inheritance is divided. How it has been taken away from me! He removes our fields and gives them to traitors.'

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    10 This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your heart, and you will devise an evil plan.

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    8 I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Lord GOD.

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    23 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

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    17 The LORD has done what he planned; he has fulfilled his word that he decreed long ago. He has overthrown without pity; he has let the enemy gloat over you and exalt the horn of your adversaries.

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    12 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because Edom acted in revenge against the house of Judah and committed great guilt by taking vengeance on them,

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