Ezekiel 36:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל־הָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ הָרֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wə'attāh ben-'ādām hinnābē' 'el-hārē yiśrā'ēl wə'āmartā hārē yiśrā'ēl šim'û dəbar-YHWH

Grammar Details

• *wə'attāh*: conjunction + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - and you
• *ben-'ādām*: construct state noun - son of man
• *hinnābē'*: niphal imperative, masculine singular - prophesy
• *'el-hārē*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to/toward mountains of
• *yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *wə'āmartā*: conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall say
• *hārē*: noun, masculine plural construct - mountains of
• *šim'û*: qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen
• *dəbar-YHWH*: construct state noun + divine name - word of YHWH/LORD

Word Meanings

• *hinnābē'*: prophesy/speak as a prophet
• *dəbar-YHWH*: word/message/command of YHWH

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Also, you son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou sonne of man, prophecie vpon the mountaynes of Israel, & speake: Heare the worde of the LORDE, o ye mountaynes of Israel:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also thou sonne of man, prophesie vnto the mountaines of Israel, & say, Ye mountaines of Israel, heare the word of the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou sonne of man prophecie vnto the mountaines of Israel, and speake, heare the worde of the lord O ye mountaines of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thou, son of man, prophesy unto mountains of Israel, and thou hast said, O mountains of Israel, hear a word of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you, son of man, be a prophet about the mountains of Israel, and say, You mountains of Israel, give ear to the word of the Lord:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Blessings on the Mountains of Israel“As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say:‘O mountains of Israel, listen to the LORD’s message!

Referenced Verses

• Jer 22:29 : 29 O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
• Ezek 6:2-3 : 2 Son of man, face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them. 3 Say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD: This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains, the hills, the ravines, and the valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
• Ezek 33:28 : 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through.
• Ezek 34:14 : 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their grazing land will be on the high mountains of Israel. There they will lie down in a pleasant grazing land and feed in rich pastures on the mountains of Israel.
• Ezek 36:4 : 4 therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys, to the desolate ruins and the abandoned towns that have been plundered and ridiculed by the surrounding nations:
• Ezek 36:8 : 8 But you, mountains of Israel, will yield your branches and bear your fruit for my people Israel, because they are about to come home.
• Ezek 37:4 : 4 Then He said to me, 'Prophesy over these bones and say to them, “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!”'
• Ezek 37:22 : 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will no longer be two nations or divided into two kingdoms.