¶ Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains¹ of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear² the word of the LORD:

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because³ the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even⁴ the ancient high places are ours⁵ in possession:

Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because⁶ they have made⁷ you desolate, and swallowed⁸ you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye⁹ are taken up in the lips of talkers¹⁰, and are an infamy of the people:

Therefore, ye mountains¹¹ of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers¹², and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey¹³ and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely¹⁴ in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the¹⁵ residue of the heathen, and against all¹⁶ Idumea, which have appointed¹⁷ my land into their possession with the¹⁸ joy of all their heart, with despiteful¹⁹ minds, to cast it out for a prey.

²⁰Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted²¹ up mine hand, Surely the heathen²² that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall²³ shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for²⁴ they are at hand²⁵ to come.

²⁶For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

¶ And I will²⁷ multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes²⁸ shall be builded:

And I will multiply²⁹ upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle³⁰ you after your old estates, and will do³¹ better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye³² shall know that I am the LORD.

Yea, I will cause³³ men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall³⁴ possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more³⁵ henceforth bereave them of men.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest³⁶ up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

Therefore thou shalt devour men no more,³⁷ neither bereave³⁸ thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.

Neither will I cause men³⁹ to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear⁴⁰ the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.

¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled⁴¹ it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the⁴² uncleanness of a removed woman.

Wherefore I poured⁴³ my fury upon them for the⁴⁴ blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:

And I scattered⁴⁵ them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way⁴⁶ and according to their doings I judged them.

¶ And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned⁴⁷ my holy name, when they said to them, These⁴⁸ are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

⁴⁹But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.

⁵⁰Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.

And I will sanctify⁵¹ my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen⁵² shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall⁵³ be sanctified in you before their⁵⁴ eyes.

⁵⁵For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

¶ Then will I⁵⁶ sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness⁵⁷, and from all your idols⁵⁸, will I cleanse you.

A new heart⁵⁹ also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony⁶⁰ heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

And I will⁶¹ put my spirit within you, and cause⁶² you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

And ye shall dwell⁶³ in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

I will also save⁶⁵ you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call⁶⁶ for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.

¶ And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach⁶⁷ of famine among the heathen.

Then shall ye⁶⁸ remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe⁶⁹ yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

Not for your⁷⁰ sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed⁷¹ and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause⁷² you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes⁷³ shall be builded.

⁷⁴And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.

And they shall⁷⁵ say, This land that was desolate is become like the⁷⁶ garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.

Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know⁷⁷ that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have⁷⁸ spoken it, and I will do it.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet⁷⁹ for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase⁸⁰ them with men like a flock.

As the holy flock⁸¹, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste⁸² cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.