Ezekiel 36:2-4
Amplified Bible
2 Thus says the Lord God, “Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient heights have become our property,’ 3 therefore prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “For good reason they have made you a desolation, and they crushed you from every side so that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations and you have become the talk and the whispering of the people.”’” 4 Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God. Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, to the desolate ruins and to the deserted cities which have become prey and a mockery to the rest of the nations which surround you,
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Ezekiel 36:2-4
New King James Version
2 Thus says the Lord God: “Because (A)the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! (B)The [a]ancient heights (C)have become our possession,’ ” ’ 3 therefore prophesy, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because they made you desolate and swallowed you up on every side, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, (D)and you are taken up by the lips of (E)talkers and slandered by the people”— 4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, the hills, the [b]rivers, the valleys, the desolate wastes, and the cities that have been forsaken, which (F)became plunder and (G)mockery to the rest of the nations all around—
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- Ezekiel 36:2 Or everlasting
- Ezekiel 36:4 Or ravines
Ezekiel 36:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Thus says the Lord God: Because (A)the enemy said of you, (B)‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient (C)heights have become our possession,’ 3 therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Precisely because (D)they made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and (E)you became the talk and evil gossip of the people, 4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to (F)the mountains and the hills, the ravines and the valleys, (G)the desolate wastes and the deserted cities, which have become (H)a prey and derision to the rest of the nations all around,
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