Ezekiel 36:1-3

Lexham English Bible

Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel and of Israel’s Restoration

36 “And you, son of man,^[a] prophesy to the mountains of Israel; and so you must say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Yahweh; ² thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because the enemy said concerning you, ‘Ah, and^[b] the ancient high places will be to us as a possession!’”’ ³ Therefore prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because indeed^[c] when you were desolate,^[d] then they crushed you from all around, so that you became a possession to the remainder^[e] of the nations, and you became a byword and object of slander for the people.”^[f]