²⁷ Israel was a laughingstock for you, though he was not caught among thieves, but whenever you spoke of him you shook your head!^(A)

³ and say: You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I, I myself, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.^(A)

²⁸ They shall no more be plunder for the nations, nor shall the animals of the land devour them; they shall live in safety, and no one shall make them afraid.^(A)