1. AND THE word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2. Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,
3. And say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, to the river ravines and the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places [of idolatrous worship],
4. And your altars shall be made desolate and your sun-pillars shall be broken in pieces, and I will cast down your slain before your idols. [Lev. 26:30.]
5. And I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
6. In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste and the high places shall be made desolate, that your altars may bear their guilt and be laid waste and made desolate, your idols may be broken and destroyed, your sun-images may be hewn down, and your handiworks may be wiped away and blotted out.
7. And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and you shall know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord.
8. Yet will I leave some of you alive. When you have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when you shall be scattered through the countries,