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Ezekiel 6:5

I will lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their false gods, and spread your bones around your altars.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Bones Scattered;   God's;   Judgments, God's;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Ezekiel;   Gestures;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Carcass;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will lay the corpses of the Israelites in front of their idols and scatter your bones around your altars.
Hebrew Names Version
I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Yisra'el before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
King James Version
And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
English Standard Version
And I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
New American Standard Bible
"I will also lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their idols; and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
New Century Version
I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
Amplified Bible
"I will also lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel in front of their [Canaanite] idols; and I will scatter your bones all around your altars.
World English Bible
I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I will lay the dead carkeises of the children of Israel before their idoles, and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I will also lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their idols; and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
Legacy Standard Bible
I will also put the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their idols; and I will scatter your bones all around your altars.
Berean Standard Bible
I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars.
Contemporary English Version
Dead bodies and bones will be lying around the idols and the altars.
Complete Jewish Bible
I will lay the corpses of the people of Isra'el in front of their idols and scatter your bones all around your altars.
Darby Translation
and I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Easy-to-Read Version
I will put the dead bodies of the people of Israel in front of their filthy idols. I will scatter your bones around your altars.
George Lamsa Translation
And I will lay the dead bodies of the house of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Good News Translation
I will scatter the corpses of the people of Israel; I will scatter their bones all around the altars.
Lexham English Bible
and I will place the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
Literal Translation
And I will put the dead bodies of the sons of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and the deed carcases off the children off Israel will I cast before their ymages, youre bones wil I strowe rounde aboute youre aulters,
American Standard Version
And I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Bible in Basic English
And I will put the dead bodies of the children of Israel in front of their images, sending your bones in all directions about your altars.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I will lay the carcasses of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
King James Version (1611)
And I will lay the dead carkeises of the children of Israel before their idoles, and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the dead carkases of the children of Israel wyll I cast before their idols, your bones will I scatter rounde about your aulters.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will scatter your bones round about your altars,
English Revised Version
And I will lay the carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
dnA Y schal yyue the deed bodies of the sones of Israel bifor the face of youre symylacris, and Y schal scatere youre boonys
Update Bible Version
And I will lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones about your altars.
New English Translation
I will place the corpses of the people of Israel in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
New King James Version
And I will lay the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones all around your altars.
New Living Translation
I will lay your corpses in front of your idols and scatter your bones around your altars.
New Revised Standard
I will lay the corpses of the people of Israel in front of their idols; and I will scatter your bones around your altars.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And I will lay the carcases of the sons of Israel before their manufactured gods, - And will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Douay-Rheims Bible
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,
Revised Standard Version
And I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Young's Literal Translation
And put the carcases of the sons of Israel before their idols, And scattered your bones round about your altars.

Contextual Overview

1 The Word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, turn your face toward the mountains of Israel, and tell what is going to happen against them. 3 Say, ‘Mountains of Israel, listen to the Word of the Lord God! This is what the Lord God says to the mountains, the hills, the deep and wide valleys: "I Myself am going to bring a sword against you. And I will destroy your high places. 4 So your altars will be laid waste. Your altars for special perfume will be broken. And I will kill your people in front of your false gods. 5 I will lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their false gods, and spread your bones around your altars. 6 In every place you live, cities will be laid waste and the high places will be destroyed. Your altars will be laid waste and destroyed. Your false gods will be broken and destroyed. Your altars for special perfume will come to an end. 7 Your people will fall dead among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

lay: Heb. give, Ezekiel 6:5

Reciprocal: Psalms 53:5 - scattered Jeremiah 7:32 - the days Jeremiah 8:1 - General Ezekiel 6:4 - and I

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
When men became many in number on the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not stay in man forever, for he is flesh. But yet he will live for 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
Very large men were on the earth in those days, and later also, when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.
Genesis 6:9
This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was right with God. He was without blame in his time. Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:19
You are to bring into the large boat two of every kind of living thing of all flesh, to keep them alive with you. They will be male and female.
Genesis 6:20
Two of all the kinds of birds, and animals, and every thing that moves on the ground are to be with you to keep them alive.
Genesis 6:21
And take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and store it. It will be food for you and for them."
Genesis 8:21
Then the Lord smelled a pleasing smell. And the Lord said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of man. For the desire of man's heart is sinful from when he is young. I will never again destroy every living thing as I have done.
Genesis 13:13
whose men were sinful, sinning against the Lord.
Deuteronomy 29:19
When one hears the words of this curse, he will say in his pride, ‘I have peace even though I am strong-willed in my heart.' This will destroy the land that is watered along with the dry land.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before their idols,.... Which is repeated for the confirmation of it:

and I will scatter your bones round about your altars: which were reckoned a pollution of them; see 2 Kings 23:14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 6:5. Will scatter your bones round about your altars. — This was literally fulfilled by the Chaldeans. According to Baruch, Baruch 2:24, 25, they opened the sepulchres of the principal people, and threw the bones about on every side.


 
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