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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 6:3 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Eze 6:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And say [0559], Ye mountains [02022] of Israel [03478], hear [08085] the word [01697] of the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] to the mountains [02022], and to the hills [01389], to the rivers [0650], and to the valleys [01516]; Behold, I, even I, will bring [0935] a sword [02719] upon you, and I will destroy [06] your high places [01116]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
rivers--literally, the "channels" of torrents. Rivers were often the scene and objects of idolatrous worship. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Rivers - Or, "ravines," which were, like the mountains, favorite seats of idol-rites Kg2 23:10. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Rivers - To those who dwell by river sides, or in the valleys. High places - The places of your idolatrous worship. |
10 And he defiled [02930] Topheth [08612], which is in the valley [01516] of the children [01121] [01121] of Hinnom [02011], that no man [0376] might make his son [01121] or his daughter [01323] to pass through [05674] the fire [0784] to Molech [04432].