Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. New Living Translation I will lay your corpses in front of your idols and scatter your bones around 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. Berean Standard Bible I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. King James Bible 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. 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 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. NASB 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. NASB 1977 “I shall also lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their idols; and I shall 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. 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. Christian Standard Bible I will lay the corpses of the Israelites in front of their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will lay the corpses of the Israelites in front of their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. 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. Contemporary English Version Dead bodies and bones will be lying around the idols and the 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will lay the dead bodies of the people of Israel in front of your idols, and I will scatter their bones around your altars. Good News Translation I will scatter the corpses of the people of Israel; I will scatter their bones all around the altars. International Standard Version I'll place the corpses of the Israelis in front of their idols. I'll scatter your bones around your altar. Majority Standard Bible I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. NET Bible 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 Heart English Bible I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones around 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. World English Bible I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols. I will scatter your bones around your altars. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I have put the carcasses of the sons of Israel before their idols, "" And I have scattered your bones around 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. Smith's Literal Translation And I gave the carcasses of the sons of Israel before their blocks; and I scattered your bones round about your altars. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before your idols: and I will scatter Sour bones round about your altars, Catholic Public Domain Version And I will lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel before the face of your idols. And I will scatter your bones around your altars. New American Bible Yes, I will lay the corpses of the Israelites in front of their idols, and scatter your bones around your altars. New Revised Standard Version I will lay the corpses of the people of Israel in front of their idols; and I will scatter your bones around your altars. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I will lay the dead bodies of the house of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I shall cast the corpses of the house of Israel before their idols, and I shall scatter your bones around your altars OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And I will lay the carcasses of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will scatter your bones round about your altars, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment Against Idolatry…4Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars will be smashed; and I will cast down your slain before your idols. 5I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. 6Wherever you live, the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and desecrated, your idols smashed and obliterated, your incense altars cut down, and your works blotted out.… Cross References Leviticus 26:30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you. Jeremiah 8:1-2 “At that time,” declares the LORD, “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. / They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground. 2 Kings 23:20 On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 34:4-5 Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Deuteronomy 28:26 Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth, with no one to scare them away. Psalm 79:2-3 They have given the corpses of Your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth. / They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead. Isaiah 66:24 “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.” Jeremiah 7:33 The corpses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to scare them away. Jeremiah 16:4 “They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.” Jeremiah 25:33 Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground. Revelation 19:17-18 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” Revelation 11:8 Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. Matthew 24:28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. Luke 17:37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.” Revelation 6:8 Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. Treasury of Scripture And I will lay the dead carcasses of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. lay [heb] give Jump to Previous Altars Bodies Bones Carcases Carcasses Children Dead Directions Front Idols Images Israel Israelites Lay Round Scatter Scattered SendingJump to Next Altars Bodies Bones Carcases Carcasses Children Dead Directions Front Idols Images Israel Israelites Lay Round Scatter Scattered SendingEzekiel 6 1. The judgment of Israel for their idolatry8. A remnant shall be blessed 11. The faithful are exhorted to lament their abominations and calamities I will lay the corpses This phrase signifies a divine judgment pronounced by God through the prophet Ezekiel. The Hebrew root word for "lay" is "נָתַן" (natan), which means to give or place. In this context, it conveys the idea of God actively placing the consequences of Israel's idolatry before them. The imagery of corpses is stark and serves as a powerful reminder of the seriousness of turning away from God. Historically, the desecration of bodies was considered a severe disgrace, emphasizing the depth of Israel's spiritual betrayal. of the Israelites in front of their idols and scatter your bones around your altars Hebrew I will layוְנָתַתִּ֗י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the corpses פִּגְרֵי֙ (piḡ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6297: A carcase, an idolatrous image of the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son before לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face their idols גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑ם (gil·lū·lê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1544: A log, an idol and scatter וְזֵרִיתִי֙ (wə·zê·rî·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2219: To toss about, to diffuse, winnow your bones עַצְמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם (‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame around סְבִיב֖וֹת (sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around your altars. מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 4196: An altar Links Ezekiel 6:5 NIVEzekiel 6:5 NLT Ezekiel 6:5 ESV Ezekiel 6:5 NASB Ezekiel 6:5 KJV Ezekiel 6:5 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 6:5 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 6:5 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 6:5 French Bible Ezekiel 6:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 6:5 I will lay the dead bodies (Ezek. 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