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:
Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel,.... The land of Judah, which was very mountainous, at least one part of it, called the hill country, Luke 1:39 and now the country being cleared of men through the captivity, and other desolating judgments, there were none but bare mountains to speak unto: or, "prophesy concerning the mountains of Israel" {d}; the inhabitants of them, or those that should be restored to them, concerning their future happiness and comfort: some render it, "against the mountains of Israel" {e}; but the later prophecies of them are in their favour, and not against them:
and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD; concerning the destruction of their enemies, and concerning the temporal blessings that should be bestowed on them.
{d} larvy yrh la "de montibus Israelis", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus.
{e} "Contra montes Israelis", Vatablus.