KJV ORIGINAL
Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So I asked them, 'What's with these worship sites you keep going to?' And honestly, they're still called 'the high places' to this day.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God was calling out their sketchy worship habits and the evidence is still there.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet speaking to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon, addressing their repeated unfaithfulness to God despite His past deliverances. The "high places," referred to as Bamah, were elevated sites used for pagan worship and idolatry, which violated God's commands in the Mosaic Law. This verse captures God's rhetorical question to highlight the ongoing nature of Israel's rebellion, a problem that persisted into Ezekiel's time.
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