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Ezekiel 36:1-3
Lexham English Bible
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]
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- Ezekiel 36:1 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 36:2 Or “now”
- Ezekiel 36:3 Literally “with because”
- Ezekiel 36:3 Literally “you being desolate”
- Ezekiel 36:3 Or “the rest of”
- Ezekiel 36:3 Literally “on lips of the tongue and slander of the people”
Ezekiel 36:1-3
New International Version
Ezekiel 36:1-3
New International Version
Hope for the Mountains of Israel
36 “Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel(A) and say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord. 2 This is what the Sovereign Lord says:(B) The enemy said of you, “Aha!(C) The ancient heights(D) have become our possession.(E)”’ 3 Therefore prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because they ravaged(F) and crushed you from every side so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations and the object of people’s malicious talk and slander,(G)
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