Ezekiel 6:1

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Ezekiel 6:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 6:1

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] That is, the word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum: this, according to Junius, was delivered out by the prophet on a sabbath day, the twenty first of the fifth month, and in the sixth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity; and so was more than a year after the vision at Chebar, ( Ezekiel 1:1 Ezekiel 1:2 ) .

Ezekiel 6:1 In-Context

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 Son of man set thy face towards the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them.

3 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, and to the rocks, and the valleys: Behold, I will bring upon you the sword, and I will destroy your high places.

4 And I will throw down your altars, and your idols shall be broken in pieces: and I will cast down your slain before your idols.

5 And I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before your idols: and I will scatter your bones round about your altars,