King James Version
Ezekiel 36:2 in the King James Version says “Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possessi...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 36 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:”
Ezekiel 36:2 · KJV
Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: Because: Heb. Because for because are: or, ye are made to come up on the lip of the tongue
Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about; rivers: or, bottoms, or, dales
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properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“even the ancient”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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