Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel and of Israel’s Restoration

36 “And you, son of man,a prophesy to the mountains of Israel; and so you must say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Yahweh; 2 thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because the enemy said concerning you, ‘Ah, andb the ancient high places will be to us as a possession!’ ” ’ 3 Therefore prophesy, and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “⌊Because indeed⌋c ⌊when you were desolate⌋,d then they crushed you from all around, so that you became a possession to the remaindere of the nations, and you became ⌊a byword and object of slander for the people⌋.”f 4 Therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Yahweh; thus says the Lord Yahweh to the mountains and to the hills, to the river channels and to the valleys and to the ruins that are desolate and to the cities that are abandoned and that have become as plunder and as scorn for the remainderg of the nations that are from all around. 5 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “⌊Certainly⌋h in the fire of my passion I spoke against the rest of the nations and against alli Edom, who made my land as a possession, because ofj its pastureland for plunder, for themselves in all of the joy of their whole heart and in their inner disdain.”k 6 Therefore prophesy against the land of Israel, and you must say to the mountains and to the hills, to the river channels and to the valleys, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I spoke in my passion and in my anger the insult of the peoples you have endured.” 7 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “⌊I swear⌋l ⌊certainly⌋m that the nations ⌊that are all around you⌋,n they indeed will endure their disgrace.

8 “ ‘ “But you, mountains of Israel, your branch you will shoot, and your fruit you will carryo for my people Israel, for they are soon to come. 9 For look! I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be tilled, and you will be planted. 10 And I will cause ⌊your population⌋p to increase for you, all of the house of Israel, all of it, and the towns will be inhabited, and the ruins will be built. 11 And I will cause ⌊your population⌋q to increase for you, and domestic animals, even they will be numerous, and they will be fruitful, and I will cause you to be inhabited like your ⌊ancient times⌋,r and I will do good things more than in your former times, and you will know that I am Yahweh. 12 And I will send over you my people Israel, and they will take possession of you, and you will be for them as an inheritance, and ⌊you will no longer bereave them of their children⌋.”s

13 “ ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, because they are saying to you, “You are an eater of humans,t and you are ⌊one who makes childless⌋u your people.”v 14 Therefore humansw you will not eat any longer, and your nation you will not make childlessx any longer,” ⌊declares⌋y the Lord Yahweh. 15 “And I will not let you hear any longer the insult of the nations, and the disgrace of the peoples you will not bear any longer; you yourself will not cause your nation to stumble,” ⌊declares⌋z the Lord Yahweh.’ ”