Ezekiel 36:4

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therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD: This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, and to the desolate ruins and the abandoned cities that have become prey and an object of derision to the rest of the nations round about–

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  • Ezek 34:28 : 28 They will no longer be prey for the nations and the wild beasts will not devour them. They will live securely and no one will make them afraid.
  • Deut 11:11 : 11 Instead, the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy is one of hills and valleys, a land that drinks in water from the rains,
  • Ezek 36:1 : 1 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!
  • Ezek 36:6 : 6 “Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I have spoken in my zeal and in my anger, because you have endured the insults of the nations.
  • Ps 79:4 : 4 We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.
  • Isa 6:11 : 11 I replied,“How long, Lord?” He said,“Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated,
  • Isa 24:1-9 : 1 The Lord Will Judge the Earth Look, the LORD is ready to devastate the earth and leave it in ruins; he will mar its surface and scatter its inhabitants. 2 Everyone will suffer– the priest as well as the people, the master as well as the servant, the elegant lady as well as the female attendant, the seller as well as the buyer, the borrower as well as the lender, the creditor as well as the debtor. 3 The earth will be completely devastated and thoroughly ransacked. For the LORD has decreed this judgment. 4 The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and withers; the prominent people of the earth fade away. 5 The earth is defiled by its inhabitants, for they have violated laws, disregarded the regulation, and broken the permanent treaty. 6 So a treaty curse devours the earth; its inhabitants pay for their guilt. This is why the inhabitants of the earth disappear, and are reduced to just a handful of people. 7 The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate groan. 8 The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases. 9 They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it. 10 The ruined town is shattered; all of the houses are shut up tight. 11 They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth. 12 The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble.
  • Isa 64:10-11 : 10 Your chosen cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem, a desolate ruin. 11 Our holy temple, our pride and joy, the place where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire; all our prized possessions have been destroyed.
  • Jer 25:9-9 : 9 So I, the LORD, affirm that I will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it. I will utterly destroy this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins. I will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn. 10 I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in these lands. I will put an end to the sound of people grinding meal. I will put an end to lamps shining in their houses. 11 This whole area will become a desolate wasteland. These nations will be subject to the king of Babylon for seventy years.’ 12 “‘But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation for their sins. I will make the land of Babylon an everlasting ruin. I, the LORD, affirm it! 13 I will bring on that land everything that I said I would. I will bring on it everything that is written in this book. I will bring on it everything that Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.
  • Jer 29:10 : 10 “For the LORD says,‘Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule are over will I again take up consideration for you. Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you to your homeland.
  • Ezek 6:3 : 3 Say,‘Mountains of Israel, Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I am bringing a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
  • Ezek 6:14 : 14 I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land a desolate waste from the wilderness to Riblah, in all the places where they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 36:33-35 : 33 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will populate the cities and the ruins will be rebuilt. 34 The desolate land will be plowed, instead of being desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by. 35 They will say,“This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; the ruined, desolate, and destroyed cities are now fortified and inhabited.”
  • 2 Chr 36:17-21 : 17 He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered their young men in their temple. He did not spare young men or women, or even the old and aging. God handed everyone over to him. 18 He carried away to Babylon all the items in God’s temple, whether large or small, as well as what was in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and in the treasuries of the king and his officials. 19 They burned down the God’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items. 20 He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power. 21 This took place to fulfill the LORD’s message spoken through Jeremiah and lasted until the land experienced its sabbatical years. All the time of its desolation the land rested in order to fulfill the seventy years.

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  • Ezek 36:1-3
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    1Blessings 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!

    2This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The enemy has spoken against you, saying“Aha!” and,“The ancient heights have become our property!”’

    3So prophesy and say:‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Surely because they have made you desolate and crushed you from all directions, so that you have become the property of the rest of the nations, and have become the subject of gossip and slander among the people,

  • Ezek 6:1-4
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    1Judgment on the Mountains of Israel The LORD’s message came to me:

    2“Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:

    3Say,‘Mountains of Israel, Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I am bringing a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

    4Your altars will be ruined and your incense altars will be broken. I will throw down your slain in front of your idols.

  • Ezek 36:5-8
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    5therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Surely I have spoken in the fire of my zeal against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who with great joy and utter contempt have made my land their property and prey, because of its pasture.’

    6“Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I have spoken in my zeal and in my anger, because you have endured the insults of the nations.

    7So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I vow that the nations around you will endure insults as well.

    8“‘But you, mountains of Israel, will grow your branches, and bear your fruit for my people Israel; for they will arrive soon.

  • Ezek 36:33-36
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    33“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will populate the cities and the ruins will be rebuilt.

    34The desolate land will be plowed, instead of being desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.

    35They will say,“This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; the ruined, desolate, and destroyed cities are now fortified and inhabited.”

    36Then the nations which remain around you will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken– and I will do it!’

  • Ezek 35:12
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    12Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard all the insults you spoke against the mountains of Israel, saying,“They are desolate, they have been given to us for food.”

  • Ezek 33:27-28
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    27“This is what you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die by the sword, those in the open field I will give to the wild beasts for food, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of disease.

    28I will turn the land into a desolate ruin; her confident pride will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so desolate no one will pass through them.

  • Ezek 35:14-15
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    14This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will turn you into a desolation.

    15As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so will I deal with you– you will be desolate, Mount Seir, and all of Edom– all of it! Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

  • Ezek 35:3-4
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    3Say to it,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Look, I am against you, Mount Seir; I will stretch out my hand against you and turn you into a desolate ruin.

    4I will lay waste your cities; and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD!

  • Ezek 36:13
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    13“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because they are saying to you,“You are a devourer of men, and bereave your nation of children,”

  • Ezek 36:16
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    16The LORD’s message came to me:

  • Ezek 39:4-5
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    4You will fall dead on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the people who are with you. I give you as food to every kind of bird and every wild beast.

    5You will fall dead in the open field; for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Ezek 12:20
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    20The inhabited towns will be left in ruins and the land will be devastated. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

  • Ezek 35:8-9
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    8I will fill its mountains with its dead; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines, those killed by the sword will fall.

    9I will turn you into a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 38:8
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    8After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come to a land restored from the ravages of war, from many peoples gathered on the mountains of Israel that had long been in ruins. Its people were brought out from the peoples, and all of them will be living securely.

  • Ezek 36:38
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    38Like the sheep for offerings, like the sheep of Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

  • Ezek 26:19
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    19“For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging waters overwhelm you,

  • Ezek 5:14
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    14“I will make you desolate and an object of scorn among the nations around you, in the sight of everyone who passes by.

  • Ezek 38:19-20
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    19In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

    20The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the wild beasts, all the things that creep on the ground, and all people who live on the face of the earth will shake at my presence. The mountains will topple, the cliffs will fall, and every wall will fall to the ground.

  • Ezek 34:7
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    7“‘Therefore, you shepherds, listen to the LORD’s message:

  • Jer 49:4
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    4Why do you brag about your great power? Your power is ebbing away, you rebellious people of Ammon, who trust in your riches and say,‘Who would dare to attack us?’

  • Mic 6:2
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    2Hear the LORD’s accusation, you mountains, you enduring foundations of the earth! For the LORD has a case against his people; he has a dispute with Israel!

  • Ezek 6:14
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    14I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land a desolate waste from the wilderness to Riblah, in all the places where they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

  • Mic 3:12
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    12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!

  • Ezek 35:1
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    1Prophecy Against Mount Seir The LORD’s message came to me:

  • Ezek 38:12
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    12to loot and plunder, to attack the inhabited ruins and the people gathered from the nations, who are acquiring cattle and goods, who live at the center of the earth.”

  • Ezek 25:6
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    6For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with intense scorn over the land of Israel,

  • Jer 9:10
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    10The Coming Destruction Calls For Mourning I said,“I will weep and mourn for the grasslands on the mountains, I will sing a mournful song for the pastures in the wilderness because they are so scorched no one travels through them. The sound of livestock is no longer heard there. Even the birds in the sky and the wild animals in the fields have fled and are gone.”

  • Jer 33:4
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    4For I, the LORD God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings of Judah which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians:

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    9Therefore, you shepherds, listen to the LORD’s message:

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    10They will not need to take wood from the field or cut down trees from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons. They will take the loot from those who looted them and seize the plunder of those who plundered them, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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    2I will turn you around and drag you along; I will lead you up from the remotest parts of the north and bring you against the mountains of Israel.

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