Ezekiel 6:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ הָרֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְ֠הוִה לֶהָרִ֨ים וְלַגְּבָע֜וֹת לָאֲפִיקִ֣ים וְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹת הִנְנִ֨י אֲנִ֜י מֵבִ֤יא עֲלֵיכֶם֙ חֶ֔רֶב וְאִבַּדְתִּ֖י בָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾāmartā hārê yiśrāʾēl šimʿû dəbar-ʾădōnāy YHWH kōh-ʾāmar ʾădōnāy YHWH lehārîm wə-laggəbāʿôt lāʾăpîqîm wə-laggêʾāyôt hinənî ʾănî mēbîʾ ʿălêḵem ḥereb wə-ʾibbadtî bāmôtêḵem

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾāmartā*: conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall say
• *hārê*: noun, masculine plural construct - mountains of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *šimʿû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen
• *dəbar*: construct state, masculine singular - word of
• *ʾădōnāy*: noun with 1st person plural suffix as divine title - Lord/my Lord
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *kōh*: adverb - thus/so
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said
• *lehārîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - to the mountains
• *wə-laggəbāʿôt*: conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural - and to the hills
• *lāʾăpîqîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - to the ravines/channels
• *wə-laggêʾāyôt*: conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural - and to the valleys
• *hinənî*: demonstrative particle + 1st person singular suffix - behold me
• *ʾănî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I
• *mēbîʾ*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - bringing
• *ʿălêḵem*: preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - upon you
• *ḥereb*: noun, feminine singular - sword
• *wə-ʾibbadtî*: conjunction + piel perfect, 1st person singular - and I will destroy
• *bāmôtêḵem*: noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your high places

Word Meanings

• *dəbar*: word/matter/thing
• *ʾădōnāy*: Lord/Master/my Lord
• *ʾăpîqîm*: ravines/channels/streambeds
• *gêʾāyôt*: valleys/gorges
• *hinənî*: behold me/here I am/I am about to
• *ḥereb*: sword/destruction/war
• *bāmôt*: high places/ritual platforms

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus says 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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and say,{H559} Ye mountains{H2022} of Israel,{H3478} hear{H8085} the word{H1697} of the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah{H3069} to the mountains{H2022} and to the hills,{H1389} to the watercourses{H650} and to the valleys:{H1516} Behold, I, even I, will bring{H935} a sword{H2719} upon you, and I will destroy{H6} your high places.{H1116}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And say{H559}{(H8804)}, Ye mountains{H2022} of Israel{H3478}, hear{H8085}{(H8798)} the word{H1697} of the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}; Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} to the mountains{H2022}, and to the hills{H1389}, to the rivers{H650}, and to the valleys{H1516}; Behold, I, even I, will bring{H935}{(H8688)} a sword{H2719} upon you, and I will destroy{H6}{(H8765)} your high places{H1116}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and saye: Heare the worde of the LORDE God, o ye mountaynes off Israel: Thus hath the LORDE God spoken to the moutaynes, hilles, valleys and dales: Beholde, I will brynge a swearde ouer you, and destroye youre hie places:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And say, Ye mountaines of Israel, heare the worde of the Lorde God: thus sayth the Lorde God to the mountaines and to the hilles, to the riuers and to the valleis, Beholde, I, euen I will bring a sworde vpon you, and I will destroy your hie places:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And say, Heare the worde of the Lord God: O ye mountaynes of Israel Thus hath the Lord God spoken to the mountaynes, hylles, riuers, & dales, Beholde I euen will bryng a sworde vpon you, and destroy your hye places.

• Authorized 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword on you, and I will destroy your high places.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thou hast said: Mountains of Israel, Hear ye a word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus said the Lord Jehovah To the mountains, and to the hills, To the streams, and to the valleys, Lo, I, I am bringing in against you a sword, And I have destroyed your high places.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You mountains of Israel, give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said to the mountains and the hills, to the waterways and the valleys: See, I, even I, am sending on you a sword for the destruction of your high places.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword on you, and I will destroy your high places.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Say,‘Mountains of Israel, Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I am bringing a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:30 : 30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and my soul will reject you.
• Isa 27:9 : 9 By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.
• Jer 2:20 : 20 For long ago I broke your yoke and tore off your bonds, but you said, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.
• Jer 3:6 : 6 During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree and has prostituted herself there."
• Jer 3:23 : 23 Surely the false worship on the hills and the commotion on the mountains is a deception. Truly, the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
• Jer 22:29 : 29 O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
• Ezek 36:1-4 : 1 And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.' 2 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,’ 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:
• Ezek 36:8 : 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.
• Mic 6:2 : 2 Hear, O mountains, the Lord's lawsuit, and you enduring foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against His people, and He will dispute with Israel.