"And you, son of man
, prophesy
to the mountains
of Israel
and say
, `O mountains
of Israel
, hear
the word
of the LORD
.
`Thus says
the Lord
1GOD
, "Because
the enemy
has spoken
against
you, `Aha
!' and, `The everlasting
2 aheights
have become
our possession
,'
therefore prophesy
and say
, `Thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, " 1For good reason
they have made
you adesolate
and crushed
you from every
side
, that you would become
a possession
of the rest
of the nations
and you have been taken
up in the 2 btalk
and the whispering
of the people
.""'
`Therefore, O amountains
of Israel
, hear
the word
of the Lord
GOD
. Thus
says
the Lord
GOD
to the mountains
and to the hills
, to the ravines
and to the valleys
, to the desolate
wastes
and to the forsaken
cities
which
have become
a bprey
and a derision
to the rest
of the nations
which
are round
about
,
therefore thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "Surely
in the fire
of My ajealousy
I have spoken
against
the brest
of the nations
, and against
all
Edom
, who
1appropriated
My land
for themselves as a possession
with wholehearted
cjoy
and with scorn
of soul
, to drive
it out for a prey
."
`Therefore prophesy
concerning
the land
of Israel
and say
to the mountains
and to the hills
, to the ravines
and to the valleys
, "Thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, `Behold
, I have spoken
in My jealousy
and in My wrath
because
you have aendured
the insults
of the nations
.'
"Therefore thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, `I have 1sworn
that surely
the nations
which
are around
you will themselves
endure
their insults
.
`But you, O mountains of Israel
, you will aput
forth your branches
and bear
your fruit
for My people
Israel
; for they will soon
come
.
`For, behold, I am for you, and I will aturn
to you, and you will be bcultivated
and sown
.
`I will multiply men
on you, aall
the house
of Israel
, all
of it; and the bcities
will be inhabited
and the waste
places
will be rebuilt
.
`I will multiply on you man
and beast
; and they will increase
and be fruitful
; and I will cause you to be inhabited
as you were aformerly
and will 1treat
you bbetter
than
at the first
. Thus you will know
that I am the LORD
.
`Yes, I will cause amen--My people
Israel
--to walk
on you and possess
you, so that you will become
their binheritance
and never
again
cbereave
them of children
.'
"Thus says
the Lord
GOD
, `Because
they say
to you, "You are a adevourer
of men
and have bereaved
your 1nation
of children
,"
therefore you will no
longer
devour
men
and no
longer
bereave
your nation
of children
,' declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"I will not let you hear ainsults
from the nations
anymore
, nor
will you bear
bdisgrace
from the peoples
any
longer
, nor
will you cause your nation
to cstumble
any
longer
," declares
the Lord
GOD
.' "
Then the word of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, when the house
of Israel
was living
in their own land
, they adefiled
it by their ways
and their deeds
; their way
before
Me was like bthe uncleanness
of a woman in her impurity
.
"Therefore I apoured out My wrath
on them for the blood
which
they had shed
on the land
, because they had defiled
it with their idols
.
"Also I ascattered them among the nations
and they were dispersed
throughout the lands
. bAccording to their ways
and their deeds
I judged
them.
"When they came to the nations
where
they went
, they aprofaned
My holy
name
, because it was said
of them, `These
are the bpeople
of the LORD
; yet they have come
out of His land
.'
"But I had 1concern for My aholy
name
, which
the house
of Israel
had profaned
among the nations
where
they went
.
"Therefore say
to the house
of Israel
, `Thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "It is anot for your sake
, O house
of Israel
, that I am about to act
, but for My holy
name
, which
you have profaned
among the nations
where
you went
.
"I will avindicate the holiness
of My great
name
which has been profaned
among the nations
, which
you have profaned
in their midst
. Then the bnations
will know
that I am the LORD
," declares
the Lord
GOD
, "when I prove
Myself holy
among you in their sight
.
"For I will atake you from the nations
, gather
you from all
the lands
and bring
you into your own land
.
"Then I will asprinkle clean
water
on you, and you will be clean
; I will cleanse
you from all
your bfilthiness
and from all
your cidols
.
"Moreover, I will give you a anew
heart
and put
a new
spirit
within
you; and I will remove
the bheart
of stone
from your flesh
and give
you a heart
of flesh
.
"I will aput My Spirit
within
you and cause
you to walk
in My statutes
, and you will be careful
to observe
My ordinances
.
"You will live in the land
that I gave
to your forefathers
; so you will be aMy people
, and I will be your God
.
"Moreover, I will save you from all
your uncleanness
; and I will call
for the grain
and multiply
it, and I awill not 1bring
a famine
on you.
"I will amultiply the fruit
of the tree
and the produce
of the field
, so
that you will not receive
again
the disgrace
of famine
among the nations
.
"Then you will aremember your evil
ways
and your deeds
that were not good
, and you will loathe
yourselves in your own sight
for your iniquities
and your abominations
.
"I am not doing this afor your sake
," declares
the Lord
GOD
, "let it be known
to you. Be ashamed
and confounded
for your ways
, O house
of Israel
!"
`Thus says
the Lord
GOD
, "On the day
that I cleanse
you from all
your iniquities
, I will cause the acities
to be inhabited
, and the bwaste
places
will be rebuilt
.
"The desolate land
will be cultivated
instead
of being
a desolation
in the sight
of everyone
who passes
by.
"They will say, `This
desolate
land
has become
like the agarden
of Eden
; and the waste
, desolate
and ruined
cities
are fortified
and inhabited
.'
"Then the nations that are left
round
about
you will know
that I, the LORD
, have rebuilt
the ruined
places and planted
that which was desolate
; I, the LORD
, have spoken
and awill do
it."
`Thus says
the Lord
GOD
, "This
also
I will let the house
of Israel
ask
Me to do
for them: I will increase
their men
like a flock
.
"Like the aflock 1for sacrifices
, like the flock
at Jerusalem
during her appointed
feasts
, so
will the waste
cities
be filled
with bflocks
of men
. Then they will know
that I am the LORD
.""'