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And you ,
son of man ,
prophesy to the mountains of Israel ,
and say ,
O mountains of Israel ,
hear the word of the LORD .
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Thus says the Lord GOD :
Because the enemy said of you , `
Aha !'
and , `
The ancient heights have become our possession ,'
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therefore prophesy ,
and say ,
Thus says the Lord GOD :
Because ,
yea ,
because they made you desolate ,
and crushed you from all sides ,
so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations ,
and you became the talk and evil gossip of the people ;
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therefore ,
O mountains of Israel ,
hear the word of the Lord GOD :
Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains and the hills ,
the ravines and the valleys ,
the desolate wastes and the deserted cities ,
which have become a prey and derision to the rest of the nations round about ;
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therefore thus says the Lord GOD :
I speak in my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations ,
and against all Edom ,
who gave my land to themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt ,
that they might possess it and plunder it .
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Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel ,
and say to the mountains and hills ,
to the ravines and valleys ,
Thus says the Lord GOD :
Behold ,
I speak in my jealous wrath ,
because you have suffered the reproach of the nations ;
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therefore thus says the Lord GOD :
I swear that the nations that are round about you shall themselves suffer reproach .
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But you ,
O mountains of Israel ,
shall shoot forth your branches ,
and yield your fruit to my people Israel ;
for they will soon come home .
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For ,
behold ,
I am for you ,
and I will turn to you ,
and you shall be tilled and sown ;
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and I will multiply men upon you ,
the whole house of Israel ,
all of it ;
the cities shall be inhabited and the waste places rebuilt ;
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and I will multiply upon you man and beast ;
and they shall increase and be fruitful ;
and I will cause you to be inhabited as in your former times ,
and will do more good to you than ever before .
Then you will know that I am the LORD .
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Yea ,
I will let men walk upon you ,
even my people Israel ;
and they shall possess you ,
and you shall be their inheritance ,
and you shall no longer bereave them of children .
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Thus says the Lord GOD :
Because men say to you , `
You devour men ,
and you bereave your nation of children ,'
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therefore you shall no longer devour men and no longer bereave your nation of children ,
says the Lord GOD ;
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and I will not let you hear any more the reproach of the nations ,
and you shall no longer bear the disgrace of the peoples and no longer cause your nation to stumble ,
says the Lord GOD ."