And the word of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, set
your face
toward
the amountains
of Israel
, and prophesy
against
them
and say, `Mountains
of Israel
, listen
to the word
of the Lord
1GOD
! Thus
says
the Lord
1GOD
to the mountains
, the hills
, the ravines
and the valleys
: "Behold
, I Myself
am going to bring
a sword
on you, and aI will destroy
your high
places
.
"So your aaltars will become
desolate
and your incense
altars
will be smashed
; and I will make your slain
fall
in front
of your idols
.
"I will also lay the dead
bodies
of the sons
of Israel
in front
of their idols
; and I will scatter
your abones
around
your altars
.
"In all your dwellings
, acities
will become
waste
and the high
places
will be desolate
, that your altars
may become
waste
and 1desolate
, your bidols
may be broken
and brought
to an end
, your incense
altars
may be cut
down
, and your works
may be blotted
out.
"The slain will fall
among
you, and you will know
that I am the LORD
.
"However, I will leave a aremnant
, for you will have
those who
bescaped
the sword
among the nations
when you are scattered
among the countries
.
"Then those of you who escape
will aremember
Me among the nations
to which
they will be carried
captive
, how
I have 1 bbeen hurt
by their adulterous
hearts
which
turned
away
from Me, and by their eyes
which played
the harlot
after
their idols
; and they will cloathe
themselves in their own sight
for the evils
which
they have committed
, for all
their abominations
.
"Then they will know that I am the LORD
; I have not said
in vain
1that I would inflict
this
disaster
on them."'
"Thus says
the Lord
1GOD
, `Clap
your hand
, astamp
your foot
and say
, " bAlas
, because
of all
the evil
abominations
of the house
of Israel
, which
will fall
by csword
, famine
and plague
!
"He who is afar
off
will die
by the plague
, and he who
is near
will fall
by the sword
, and he who remains
and is besieged
will die
by the famine
. Thus will I bspend
My wrath
on them.
"Then you will know that I am the LORD
, when their aslain
are among
their idols
around
their altars
, on bevery
high
hill
, on all
the tops
of the mountains
, under
every
green
tree
and under
every
leafy
oak
--the places
where
they offered
soothing
aroma
to all
their idols
.
"So throughout all their habitations
I will astretch
out My hand
against
them and make
the land
more
desolate
and waste
than
the wilderness
toward Diblah
; thus they will know
that I am the LORD
.""'