1. The Lord said, “Mortal man, speak to the mountains of Israel and tell them to listen to the message which I,
2. the Sovereign Lord, have for them: Israel's enemies gloated and said, ‘Now those ancient hills are ours!’
3. “Prophesy, then, and announce what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying. When the neighbouring nations captured and plundered the mountains of Israel, all of them insulted Israel.
4. So now listen to what I, the Sovereign Lord, say to you mountains and hills, to you brooks and valleys, to you places that were left in ruins, and to you deserted cities which were plundered and mocked by all the surrounding nations.
5. “I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken out in the heat of my anger against the surrounding nations, and especially against Edom. With glee and contempt, they captured my land and took possession of its pastures.
6. “So prophesy to the land of Israel; tell the mountains, hills, brooks, and valleys what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying in jealous anger because of the way the nations have insulted and humiliated them.