Thereforeprophesy and say, Thussaith the Lord GOD; Becausetheyhavemade you desolate, and swallowed you up on everyside, that ye might be a possessionunto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thussaith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolatewastes, and to the citiesthat are forsaken, whichbecame a prey and derision to the residue of the heathenthat are roundabout;
Thereforethussaith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousyhave I spokenagainst the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, whichhaveappointed my landintotheirpossessionwith the joy of all theirheart, withdespitefulminds, to cast it out for a prey.
Prophesythereforeconcerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thussaith the Lord GOD; Behold, I havespoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye haveborne the shame of the heathen:
And I willmultiplyupon you man and beast; and theyshallincrease and bringfruit: and I willsettle you afteryour old estates, and will do betterunto you than at yourbeginnings: and ye shallknowthat I am the LORD.
Yea, I willcause men to walkupon you, even my peopleIsrael; and theyshallpossessthee, and thoushalt be theirinheritance, and thoushalt no morehenceforthbereavethem of men.
Neitherwill I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neithershaltthoubear the reproach of the people any more, neithershaltthoucause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
Son of man, when the house of Israeldwelt in their own land, theydefiled it by their own way and by theirdoings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removedwoman.
And whentheyenteredunto the heathen, whithertheywent, theyprofaned my holyname, whentheysaid to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are goneforth out of his land.
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thussaith the Lord GOD; I do not this for yoursakes, O house of Israel, but for mineholyname’ssake, which ye haveprofanedamong the heathen, whither ye went.
And I willsanctify my greatname, which was profanedamong the heathen, which ye haveprofaned in the midst of them; and the heathenshallknowthat I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you beforetheireyes.
A new heartalsowill I give you, and a new spiritwill I put within you: and I willtakeaway the stonyheart out of yourflesh, and I willgive you an heart of flesh.
Thenshall ye rememberyour own evilways, and yourdoingsthatwere not good, and shallloatheyourselves in your own sight for youriniquities and for yourabominations.
Thussaith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shallhavecleansed you from all youriniquities I willalsocause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastesshall be builded.
And theyshall say, Thislandthat was desolate is becomelike the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruinedcities are becomefenced, and are inhabited.
Then the heathenthat are leftroundabout you shallknowthat I the LORDbuild the ruinedplaces, and plantthatthat was desolate: I the LORDhavespoken it, and I will do it.
As the holyflock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemnfeasts; so shall the wastecities be filledwithflocks of men: and theyshallknowthat I am the LORD.