Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Thus says lord LORD: Because the enemy has said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession,
New American Standard Bible
Thus says the Lord
King James Version
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
Holman Bible
This is what the Lord God says: Because the enemy has said about you, ‘Good!
International Standard Version
"This is what the Lord GOD says: "The enemy has been saying about you, "Good! The ancient heights are back in our possession!"'"'
American Standard Version
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession;
Amplified
Thus says the Lord God, “Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient heights have become our property,’
Bible in Basic English
This is what the Lord has said: Because your hater has said against you, Aha! and, The old waste places are our heritage, we have taken them:
Darby Translation
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are become ours in possession;
Julia Smith Translation
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy said against you, Aha! and the heights of old were for a possession to us:
King James 2000
Thus says the Lord GOD; Because the enemy has said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
Lexham Expanded Bible
thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Because the enemy said concerning you, 'Ah, and [the] ancient high places will be to us as a possession!'" '
Modern King James verseion
So says the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy has said against you, Aha! Even the old high places have become a possession to us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thus sayeth the LORD God: Because your enemy hath said upon you, 'Aha, the high everlasting places are now become ours':
NET Bible
This is what the sovereign Lord says: The enemy has spoken against you, saying "Aha!" and, "The ancient heights have become our property!"'
New Heart English Bible
Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because the enemy has said against you, 'Aha.' and, 'The ancient high places are ours in possession'"';
The Emphasized Bible
Thus saith My Lord, Yahweh, Because the enemy hath said concerning you Aha! Even the high places of age-past times, for a possession have become ours
Webster
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy had said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
World English Bible
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because the enemy has said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession;
Youngs Literal Translation
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy said against you, Aha, and the high places of old for a possession have been to us,
Interlinear
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 36:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prophecy To The Mountains Of Israel And Of Israel's Restoration
1 And thou, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of LORD. 2 Thus says lord LORD: Because the enemy has said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession, 3 therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says lord LORD: Because, even because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession to the residue of the nations, and ye are taken up in the lips o
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:13
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he ate the increase of the field, and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock,
Ezekiel 25:3
And say to the sons of Ammon, Hear the word of lord LORD. Thus says lord LORD: Because thou said, Aha, against my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and against the house of Ju
Ezekiel 35:10
Because thou have said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it, whereas LORD was there,
Psalm 78:69
And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
Isaiah 58:14
then thou shall delight thyself in LORD, and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father. For the mouth of LORD has spoken it.
Ezekiel 26:2
Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken, the gate of the peoples. She has turned around to me. I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste,
Ezekiel 36:5
therefore thus says lord LORD: Surely in the fire of my jealousy I have spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, who have appointed my land to themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, wit
Habakkuk 3:19
LORD, the Lord, is my strength. And he makes my feet like hinds' [feet], and will make me to walk upon my high places.
Jeremiah 49:1
Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says LORD: Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Malcam possess Gad, and his people dwell in the cities thereof?