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Ezekiel 6:5
I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
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Christian Standard Bible®
I will lay the corpses of the Israelites in front of their idols and scatter your bones around your altars.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I will lay your corpses in front of your idols and scatter your bones around your altars.
New Life Bible
I will lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their false gods, and spread your bones around your altars.
I will lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their false gods, and spread 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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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 Yahweh came to me, saying, 2 Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy to them, 3 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. 4 Your altars shall become desolate, and your sun-images shall be broken; and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. 5 I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. 6 In all your dwelling-places 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 sun-images may be hewn down, and your works may be abolished. 7 The slain shall fall in the midst of you, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
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
It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:3
Yahweh said, "My spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."
Yahweh said, "My spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."
Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came to men's daughters. They bore children to them: the same were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came to men's daughters. They bore children to them: the same were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 6:9
This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:19
Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.
Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.
Genesis 6:20
Of the birds after their kind, of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.
Of the birds after their kind, of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.
Genesis 6:21
Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to you; and it will be for food for you, and for them.
Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to you; and it will be for food for you, and for them.
Genesis 8:21
Yahweh smelled the sweet savor. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
Yahweh smelled the sweet savor. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against Yahweh.
Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against Yahweh.
Deuteronomy 29:19
and it happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.
and it happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.
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.
