Ezekiel 36:1 (KJV)

Passage

Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto 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 against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

Ezekiel 36:3 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 of talkers, and are an infamy 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.