Ezekiel 36:3

Therefore prophesy and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Because of your desolation and because of the attacks that came on you from all sides, you have become a possession of the other nations; you have been the subject of slanderous lips and tongues, and of people's stories.

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Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:

In Context

2The Lord Yahweh says this: The enemy has said about you, “Aha!” and “The ancient high places have become our possession.”'

4Therefore, mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord Yahweh: The Lord Yahweh says this to the mountains and the high hills, to the streambeds and valleys, to the uninhabited desolations and the forsaken cities that have become plunder and a subject of mocking for the other nations that surround them—

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:37You will become a source of horror, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh will lead you away.

Job 30:1Now those who are younger than I have nothing but mockery for me— 1 these young men whose fathers I would have refused to allow to work beside the dogs of my flock. 1

Psalms 35:25Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, we have what we wanted.” 1 Do not let them say, “We have devoured him.” 1

Psalms 61:1Hear my cry, God; 1 attend to my prayer. 1

Psalms 79:4We have become a reproach for our neighbors, 1 mocking and derision to those who are around us. 1

Proverbs 1:12Let us swallow them up alive, like Sheol takes away those who are healthy, 1 and make them like those who fall into the pit. 1

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 36:2-16

God's Compassion for Israel. ( b. c. 587.) 1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord : 2 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips… Read the whole commentary →

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