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Chapter 36

Restoration of the Land.[a] Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God, The enemy has gloated over you, saying: “Aha! These ancient heights have become our possession.”

In reply, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord God: Since you have been ravaged and hounded from all sides, and thus have become the possession of the rest of the nations and the object of people’s gossip and slander,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 36:1 These two chapters, which at first sight are like what we have already read, convey the very heart of the Book of Ezekiel, for they give his vision of reality and sum up his theology, that is, his idea of God, of the Lord’s relationship with human beings and with his people, of the vocation of Israel, and of the destiny of the nations.