📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 6 (KJV)
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Ezekiel 6:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 6:2 Son of man, Rset thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Ezekiel 6:3 And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD Rto 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.
Ezekiel 6:4 And your altars shall be desolate, and your RTimages shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.
Ezekiel 6:5 And I will Tlay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Ezekiel 6:6 In Rall your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your Timages may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
Ezekiel 6:7 And the Rslain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 6:8 Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
Ezekiel 6:9 And they that escape of you shall Rremember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
Ezekiel 6:10 And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
Ezekiel 6:11 Thus saith the Lord GOD; RSmite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Ezekiel 6:12 He that is Rfar off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.
Ezekiel 6:13 Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, Rwhen their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
Ezekiel 6:14 So Rwill I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, Tmore desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 6:1–5 — The mountains hear judgment against idols
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Ezekiel speaks to Israel’s hills, valleys, and rivers where false worship is practiced. Altars and images are destroyed, and bodies before idols expose the failure of those objects to protect their worshipers.
Key Truth: Reject devotion to powerless substitutes.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ of the LORD came unto me, saying,” (Ezekiel 6:1)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Son of man, set thy face toward the ____ of Israel, and prophesy against them,” (Ezekiel 6:2)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And I will lay the dead carcases of the ____ of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your …” (Ezekiel 6:5)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 6:6–10 — A surviving remnant remembers
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Ruined towns and high places display the judgment, yet some survive among the nations. Remembering the Lord, they become ashamed of the unfaithfulness that broke their relationship with him.
Key Truth: Let remembrance lead to repentance.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “In all your ____ the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places …” (Ezekiel 6:6)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Yet will I ____ a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape …” (Ezekiel 6:8)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… have not said in vain that I would do this ____ unto them.” (Ezekiel 6:10)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 6:11–14 — The warning reaches near and far
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Ezekiel is told to gesture and lament over the people’s abominations. Sword, famine, pestilence, and desolated worship sites make the repeated recognition of the Lord the chapter’s closing emphasis.
Key Truth: Do not allow distance to excuse indifference.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the ____ abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall …” (Ezekiel 6:11)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their …” (Ezekiel 6:13)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “So will I ____ out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, …” (Ezekiel 6:14)
Find it in Ezekiel 6:14 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:13 — The call to return includes acknowledging iniquity.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What remembered truth should lead you to abandon a misplaced loyalty?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 6:1–5 (The mountains hear judgment against idols) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 6:6–10 (A surviving remnant remembers) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 6:11–14 (The warning reaches near and far) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What does the surviving remnant remember among the nations?
5. What does recognizing the LORD confirm about the announced evil?
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