Translations
Modern
So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
Traditional
Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
Literal
And I said to them, ‘What is this high place to which you are going there?’ And its name is called Bamah to this day.
Latin
Et dixi ad eos: Quid est excelsum, ad quod vos ingredimini? et vocatum est nomen ejus Excelsum usque ad hanc diem.
Original
Hebrew
English
So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)
Notes
When they reached the promised land, the people of Israel continued to speak against and betray the Lord. Their idol worship and wickedness persisted until Ezekiel's time. The Lord would not answer such unfaithful people.
Events
- Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC
Places
Gibeon: Hivite city that tricked Joshua into a peace treaty
Glossary
Topics
Bamah: A High Place Blasphemy: Punishment of High Places: Bamah