Ezekiel 6:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 Those far off shall die of disease, those nearby shall fall by the sword, and those who survive and are spared shall perish by starvation; thus will I spend my fury upon them. 13 They shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain lie among their idols, all around their altars, on every high hill and mountaintop, beneath every green tree and leafy oak[a]—any place they offer sweet-smelling oblations to all their idols.(A) 14 I will stretch out my hand against them; I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Riblah,[b] wherever they live. Thus they shall know that I am the Lord.(B)
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- 6:13 Every green tree and leafy oak: trees often identified with fertility deities and the “tree of life”; sacred groves had a long history in Palestine and throughout the Mediterranean basin as places of worship; cf. Dt 12:2.
- 6:14 From the wilderness to Riblah: the whole land, from the far south to the far north.
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