² This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The enemy has spoken against you, saying “Aha!” and, “The ancient heights^[a] have become our property!”’ ³ So prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Surely because they have made you desolate and crushed you from all directions, so that you have become the property of the rest of the nations, and have become the subject of gossip^[b] and slander among the people, ⁴ therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, and to the desolate ruins and the abandoned cities that have become prey and an object of derision to the rest of the nations round about;