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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.

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A Land Polluted by Idolatry

Commentators unanimously note that God addresses the mountains, hills, ravines, and valleys because these were the specific locations where Israel practiced idolatry. By targeting the very geography of their sin, God demonstrates how thoroughly their rebellion had polluted the entire land, making even the creation itself an object of judgment.

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Ezekiel

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Ezekiel 6:3

18th Century

Theologian

Rivers - Or, “ravines,” which were, like the mountains, favorite seats of idol-rites (2 Kings 23:10).

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Ezekiel 6:3

19th Century

Bishop

To the rivers, and to the valleys. These words stand to each other in the same relation as “mountains and hills,” that is, they ar…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Ezekiel 6:1–3

16th Century

Theologian

The Prophet now turns to the kingdom of Israel, since he had previously spoken about the Jews alone. He says that he was divinely sent to the m…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 6:3

17th Century

Pastor

And say, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God ,
&c.] Since the people of the Jews would not hear th…