Ezekiel 36:1 (GNV)

Passage

Also thou sonne of man, prophesie vnto the mountaines of Israel, and say, Ye mountaines of Israel, heare the word of the Lord.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 36:1 Also thou sonne of man, prophesie vnto the mountaines of Israel, and say, Ye mountaines of Israel, heare the word of the Lord.

Ezekiel 36:2 Thus saith the Lord God, because the enemie hath sayde against you, Aha, euen the hye places of the world are ours in possession,

Ezekiel 36:3 Therefore prophesie, and say, Thus sayth the Lord God, Because that they haue made you desolate, and swallowed you vp on euery side, that ye might be a possession vnto the residue of the heathen, and ye are come vnto the lippes and tongues of men, and vnto the reproch of the people,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "sonne", "prophesie", "vnto", "mountaines", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "sonne", 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 "sonne" 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 "sonne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.