² Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them. ³ You shall say, “Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God.” This is what the Lord God says to the mountains and to the hills, to the streambeds and to the valleys. Without fail, I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places. ⁴ Your altars will be demolished, and your incense altars^[a] will be smashed, and I will throw down your fallen bodies in front of your filthy idols.^{[b] 5} I will lay out the corpses of the people of Israel in front of their filthy idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. ⁶ In all the places where you live, the towns will be laid waste, and the high places will be demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and demolished, your filthy idols will be crushed and cease to exist, your incense altars will be broken in pieces, and the things you have made will be wiped out. ⁷ The slain will fall in your midst, and then you will know that I am the Lord.