Ezekiel 36:1
in Ezekiel 36“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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.
KJV
Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord:
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This verse in Ezekiel 36
Commentary
7 notes on this verseProphesy unto the mountains of Israel - This is a part of the preceding prophecy though it chiefly concerns the Jews. In it they are encouraged to expect a glorious restoration, and that none of the evil wishes of their adversaries should take place against them.
This site's exposition
prophesy to the mountains of Israel
on Ezekiel 36:1-3
After Edom's judgment in chapter 35, the prophet turns to address the mountains of Israel, the land personified as chapter 6 addressed it. The address answers the enemy's boast, “The ancient heights have become our possession”. The land had been “taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers”.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter XXXVI. — Verses 1 and following) \"But you, son of man, prophesy over the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord God, because the enemy has said of you, 'Aha!
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And sanctification, 25-38 Commentary on Chapter XXXVI 1. The mountains - The inhabitants being in captivity, speak to the mountains, that is, the land of Judah, and Israel, which was a country full of mountains.
Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel,....
Here is another that seems chiefly to concern their spiritual estate, wherein they are reminded of their former sins and God's judgments upon them, to humble them for their sins and under God's mighty hand,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The “mountains of Israel” are opposed to “Seir,” the mount of Edom Eze 35:3.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And you, ben adam, prophesy concerning the mountains of Yisrael, and say: O mountains of Yisrael, accept the word of Hashem!
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֣ה | veatah | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | O son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָדָ֔ם | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| הִנָּבֵ֖א | hinave' | prophesy | H5012 → | 115 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָרֵ֣י | harei | [the] mountains of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הָרֵי֙ | harei | O mountains of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| שִׁמְע֖וּ | shimu | hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| דְּבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְאַתָּ֣הand you
veatahH859 →1094 times
בֶן־O son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
אָדָ֔םhumankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
הִנָּבֵ֖אprophesy
hinave'H5012 →115 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָרֵ֣י[the] mountains of
hareiH2022 →546 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
הָרֵי֙O mountains of
hareiH2022 →546 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
שִׁמְע֖וּhear
shimuH8085 →1159 times
דְּבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 34:14I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture…
it leads to
- John 10:9
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
- Jeremiah 31:25
for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
- Psalms 23:1–2
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Jeremiah 31:12–14
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and…
- John 10:9
Through
Ezekiel 37:22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 37:24
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 37:24
Through
Ezekiel 36:8But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.
it leads to
- Isaiah 27:6
In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Isaiah 27:6
Through
Ezekiel 36:4therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 34:28
They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not consume them. They will dwell securely, and no one will frighten them.
- Ezekiel 34:28
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.