Ezekiel 6:2
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“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
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With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’
“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.
I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.
“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel