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Ezekiel 6:3

You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
Ezekiel 6:3
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ הָרֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְ֠הוִה לֶהָרִ֨ים וְלַגְּבָע֜וֹת לָאֲפִיקִ֣ים וְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹת הִנְנִ֨י אֲנִ֜י מֵבִ֤יא עֲלֵיכֶם֙ חֶ֔רֶב וְאִבַּדְתִּ֖י בָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

  1. וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.ta“and you will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הָרֵי֙ha.Rei“O mountains of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  3. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  4. שִׁמְע֖וּshim.'U“hear”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  5. דְּבַר־de.var-“[the] word of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  6. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  7. יְהוִ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  8. כֹּה־koh-“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  9. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  11. יְ֠הוִהYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  12. לֶהָרִ֨יםle.ha.Rim“to the mountains”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  13. וְלַגְּבָע֜וֹתve.la.ge.va.'ot“and to the hills”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from גִּבְעָה · “hill” · Strong's H1389I
  14. לָאֲפִיקִ֣יםla.'a.fi.Kim“to the ravines”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אָפִיק · “channel” · Strong's H0650
  15. וְלַגֵּאָי֗וֹתve.la.ge.'a.yot“and to the valleys”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, plural, absolute · from גַּיְא · “valley” · Strong's H1516R
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  16. הִנְנִ֨יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  17. אֲנִ֜י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  18. מֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'“[am] about to bring”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  19. עֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.Khem“on you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  20. חֶ֔רֶבChe.rev“a sword”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  21. וְאִבַּדְתִּ֖יve.'i.bad.Ti“and I will destroy”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָבַד · “to perish” · Strong's H0006
  22. בָּמֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ba.Mo.tei.Khem“high places your”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בָּמָה · “high place” · Strong's H1116
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)