| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD. | 1"Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD. |
| 2This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’ | 2This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The enemy said of you, "Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession."' |
| 3therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers, | 3Therefore prophesy and say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because they ravaged and crushed you from every side so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations and the object of people's malicious talk and slander, |
| 4therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you. | 4therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD: This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the deserted towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the rest of the nations around you-- |
| 5Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder. | 5this is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, for with glee and with malice in their hearts they made my land their own possession so that they might plunder its pastureland.' |
| 6Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations. | 6Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I speak in my jealous wrath because you have suffered the scorn of the nations. |
| 7Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I have sworn with an uplifted hand that surely the nations around you will endure reproach of their own. | 7Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I swear with uplifted hand that the nations around you will also suffer scorn. |
| 8But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home. | 8"'But you, mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home. |
| 9For behold, I am on your side; I will turn toward you, and you will be tilled and sown. | 9I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown, |
| 10I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. | 10and I will cause many people to live on you--yes, all of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. |
| 11I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. | 11I will increase the number of people and animals living on you, and they will be fruitful and become numerous. I will settle people on you as in the past and will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. |
| 12Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children. | 12I will cause people, my people Israel, to live on you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance; you will never again deprive them of their children. |
| 13For this is what the Lord GOD says: Because people say to you, ‘You devour men and deprive your nation of its children,’ | 13"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because some say to you, "You devour people and deprive your nation of its children," |
| 14therefore you will no longer devour men or deprive your nation of its children, declares the Lord GOD. | 14therefore you will no longer devour people or make your nation childless, declares the Sovereign LORD. |
| 15I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you, and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble, declares the Lord GOD.” | 15No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign LORD.'" |
| 16Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 16Again the word of the LORD came to me: |
| 17“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity. | 17"Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by their conduct and their actions. Their conduct was like a woman's monthly uncleanness in my sight. |
| 18So I poured out My wrath upon them because of the blood they had shed on the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols. | 18So I poured out my wrath on them because they had shed blood in the land and because they had defiled it with their idols. |
| 19I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds. | 19I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions. |
| 20And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’ | 20And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, 'These are the LORD's people, and yet they had to leave his land.' |
| 21But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone. | 21I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone. |
| 22Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went. | 22"Therefore say to the Israelites, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. |
| 23I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes. | 23I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes. |
| 24For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land. | 24"'For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. |
| 25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. | 25I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. |
| 26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. | 26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. |
| 27And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. | 27And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. |
| 28Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God. | 28Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God. |
| 29I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you. | 29I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famine upon you. |
| 30I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine. | 30I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because of famine. |
| 31Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations. | 31Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices. |
| 32It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you. Be ashamed and disgraced for your ways, O house of Israel! | 32I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign LORD. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, people of Israel! |
| 33This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt. | 33"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt. |
| 34The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through. | 34The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it. |
| 35Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’ | 35They will say, "This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited." |
| 36Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it. | 36Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.' |
| 37This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock. | 37"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Once again I will yield to Israel's plea and do this for them: I will make their people as numerous as sheep, |
| 38Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” | 38as numerous as the flocks for offerings at Jerusalem during her appointed festivals. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD." |
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