Prophecy against the Mountains of Israel

6 The Lord continued with his message to me. ² “Son of Man,” he said, “turn your face to oppose the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them. ³ Tell the mountains of Israel to listen as the Lord God speaks. This is what the Lord God has to say to the mountains, hills, streams, and the valleys: ‘Look! I’m about to bring my sword against you. I’m going to destroy your high places. ⁴ Your altars will become desolate and your sun pillars will be shattered. I’ll throw your slain down right in front of your idols. ⁵ I’ll place the corpses of the Israelis in front of their idols. I’ll scatter your bones around your altar. ⁶ In all the places where you live, the cities will be desolate. The high places will also be desolate so that your altars will be laid waste, bearing the punishment appropriate to them.^[a] Your idols will be shattered, your sun pillars will be hewn down, and your works will be obliterated. ⁷ The fatally wounded among you will fall, and at that time you’ll know that I am the Lord.