Chapter 36

Also, thou son of man, prophesy¹⁰ unto the mountains of Israel, and say,¹ Ye mountains of Israel, hear³ the word of the LORD:

Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; Because the enemy⁶ hath said¹ against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

Therefore prophesy¹⁰ and say,¹ Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; Because they have made [you] desolate,² and swallowed you up² on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up¹¹ in the lips of talkers, and [are] an infamy of the people:

Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear³ the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate⁶ wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken,¹² which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that [are] round about;

Therefore thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken¹⁴ against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed¹ my land into their possession with the joy of all [their] heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

Prophesy¹⁰ therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say¹ unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken¹⁴ in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne¹ the shame of the heathen:

Therefore thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; I have lifted up¹ mine hand, Surely the heathen that [are] about you, they shall bear⁴ their shame.

But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth⁴ your branches, and yield⁴ your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand¹⁴ to come.²

For, behold, I [am] for you, and I will turn¹ unto you, and ye shall be tilled⁸ and sown:⁸

And I will multiply⁵² men upon you, all the house of Israel, [even] all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited,⁸ and the wastes shall be builded:¹¹

And I will multiply⁵² upon you man and beast; and they shall increase¹ and bring fruit:¹ and I will settle⁵² you after your old estates, and will do better⁵² [unto you] than at your beginnings: and ye shall know¹ that I [am] the LORD.

Yea, I will cause men to walk⁵² upon you, [even] my people Israel; and they shall possess¹ thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more⁵⁵ henceforth bereave¹⁵ them [of men].

Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; Because they say⁶ unto you, Thou [land] devourest⁶ up men, and hast bereaved¹⁸ thy nations;

Therefore thou shalt devour⁴ men no more, neither bereave^{17 3782 17} thy nations any more, saith⁷ the Lord GOD.

Neither will I cause [men] to hear⁵⁵ in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear⁴ the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall⁵⁵ any more, saith⁷ the Lord GOD.

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,²

Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt⁶ in their own land, they defiled¹⁷ it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.

Wherefore I poured⁴ my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed¹ upon the land, and for their idols [wherewith] they had polluted¹⁴ it:

And I scattered⁵⁵ them among the heathen, and they were dispersed¹¹ through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged¹ them.

And when they entered⁴ unto the heathen, whither they went,¹ they profaned¹⁷ my holy name, when they said² to them, These [are] the people of the LORD, and are gone forth¹ out of his land.

But I had pity⁴ for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned¹⁴ among the heathen, whither they went.¹

Therefore say³ unto the house of Israel, Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; I do⁶ not [this] for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned¹⁴ among the heathen, whither ye went.¹

And I will sanctify¹⁴ my great name, which was profaned³⁰ among the heathen, which ye have profaned¹⁴ in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know¹ that I [am] the LORD, saith⁷ the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified⁹ in you before their eyes.

For I will take¹ you from among the heathen, and gather¹⁴ you out of all countries, and will bring⁵² you into your own land.

Then will I sprinkle¹ clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean:¹ from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse¹⁷ you.

A new heart also will I give¹ you, and a new spirit will I put⁴ within you: and I will take away⁵² the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give¹ you an heart of flesh.

And I will put⁴ my spirit within you, and cause¹ you to walk⁴ in my statutes, and ye shall keep⁴ my judgments, and do¹ [them].

And ye shall dwell¹ in the land that I gave¹ to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

I will also save⁵² you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call¹ for the corn, and will increase⁵² it, and lay⁴ no famine upon you.

And I will multiply⁵² the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive⁴ no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

Then shall ye remember¹ your own evil ways, and your doings that [were] not good, and shall lothe⁸ yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

Not for your sakes do⁶ I [this], saith⁷ the Lord GOD, be it known¹¹ unto you: be ashamed³ and confounded¹⁰ for your own ways, O house of Israel.

Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed¹⁵ you from all your iniquities I will also cause [you] to dwell⁵² in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.⁸

And the desolate¹² land shall be tilled,¹¹ whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.⁶

And they shall say,¹ This land that was desolate¹² is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate¹² and ruined¹² cities [are become] fenced,⁷ [and] are inhabited.¹

Then the heathen that are left¹¹ round about you shall know¹ that I the LORD build¹ the ruined¹² [places, and] plant¹ that that was desolate:¹² I the LORD have spoken¹⁴ [it], and I will do¹ [it].

Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; I will yet [for] this be enquired¹¹ of by the house of Israel, to do² [it] for them; I will increase⁵⁵ them with men like a flock.

As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know¹ that I [am] the LORD.