Hear now what יהוה is saying, “Arise, strive with the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
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He calls to the heavens from above, And to the earth, to rightly rule His people:
Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth! For יהוה has spoken, “I have reared and brought up children, but they have transgressed against Me.
יהוה shall stand up to plead, and is standing to judge the peoples.
Listen and give ear, do not be proud, for יהוה has spoken.
“O land, land, land! Hear the word of יהוה!
“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Yisra’ĕ
“But you, O mountains of Yisra’ĕ
Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and you shall say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of יהוה!
“And you shall say, ‘O mountains of Yisra’ĕ
Hear this word that יהוה has spoken against you, O children of Yisra’ĕ
Hear, all you peoples! Listen, O earth, and all who are in it! And let the Master יהוה be a witness against you – יהוה from His set-apart Hĕ
And the mountains shall melt under Him, and the valleys be cleft as wax before the fire, as waters poured down a steep place.
“And I shall take vengeance in wrath and rage on the gentiles who did not obey.”
“Hear, O you mountains, the controversy of יהוה, and you everlasting foundations of the earth! For יהוה has a controversy with His people and He shall reprove Yisra’ĕ
But He answering, said to them, “I say to you that if these shall be silent, the stones would cry out.”
“Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak; And hear, O earth, The words of my mouth.
“I shall call the heavens and earth to witness against you on that day, that you soon completely perish from the land which you pass over the Yardĕ
“And now, stand still, so that I judge you before יהוה concerning all the righteous acts of יהוה which He did to you and your fathers:
And Shemu’ĕ