Ezekiel 36:1 (DRB)

Passage

And thou son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord:

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:1 And thou son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord:

Ezekiel 36:2 Thus saith the Lord God: Because the enemy hath said to you: Aha, the everlasting heights are given to us for an inheritance.

Ezekiel 36:3 Therefore prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Because you have been desolate, and trodden under foot on every side, and made an inheritance to the rest of the nations, and are become the subject of the talk, and the reproach of the people:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "prophesy", "mountains", "israel", "hear", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "prophesy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Thus saith the Lord God Because the...", so "thou" and "prophesy" should be read forward into that movement. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "prophesy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.