God Pleads with Israel

Hear now what the Lord says:

“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.

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The Lord’s Case Against Israel

Listen to what the Lord says:

“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;(A)
    let the hills hear what you have to say.

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29 (A)O earth, earth, earth,
Hear the word of the Lord!

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29 O land,(A) land, land,
    hear the word of the Lord!

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The Song of Moses

32 “Give (A)ear, O heavens, and I will speak;
And hear, O (B)earth, the words of my mouth.

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32 Listen,(A) you heavens,(B) and I will speak;
    hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.(C)

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The Coming Judgment on Israel

Hear, all you peoples!
Listen, O earth, and all that is in it!
Let the Lord God be a witness against you,
The Lord from (A)His holy temple.

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Hear,(A) you peoples, all of you,(B)
    listen, earth(C) and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness(D) against you,
    the Lord from his holy temple.(E)

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Blessing on Israel

36 “And you, son of man, prophesy to the (A)mountains of Israel, and say, ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord!

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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.

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(A)He shall call to the heavens from above,
And to the earth, that He may judge His people:

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He summons the heavens above,
    and the earth,(A) that he may judge his people:(B)

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26 (A)I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you will soon utterly perish from the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess; you will not [a]prolong your days in it, but will be utterly destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:26 live long on it

26 I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses(A) against you(B) this day that you will quickly perish(C) from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed.

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But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come.

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“‘But you, mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit(A) for my people Israel, for they will soon come home.

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The Wickedness of Judah

(A)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth!
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against Me;

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A Rebellious Nation

Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!(A)
    For the Lord has spoken:(B)
“I reared children(C) and brought them up,
    but they have rebelled(D) against me.

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40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, (A)the stones would immediately cry out.”

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40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”(A)

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(A)The mountains will melt under Him,
And the valleys will split
Like wax before the fire,
Like waters poured down a steep place.

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The mountains melt(A) beneath him(B)
    and the valleys split apart,(C)
like wax before the fire,
    like water rushing down a slope.

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God the Righteous Judge

A Psalm of Asaph.

50 The (A)Mighty One, God the Lord,
Has spoken and called the earth
From the rising of the sun to its going down.

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Psalm 50

A psalm of Asaph.

The Mighty One, God, the Lord,(A)
    speaks and summons the earth
    from the rising of the sun to where it sets.(B)

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Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!

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Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!(A)

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