Ezekiel 6:3 meaning and explanation

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, Berean Standard Bible

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God tells Ezekiel, a prophet among the exiles in Babylon, to address the mountains and hills of Israel as if they were witnesses and defendants. The high places were elevated shrines where Israel offered incense and sacrifice to idols, so the land itself is charged with the people's unfaithfulness.

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