And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
The former prophecies concerned the city of Jerusalem and the inhabitants of Judaea. The present is addressed to the whole land and people of Israel, which is to be included in a like judgment, The ground of the judgment is "idolatry," and the whole rests on Deuteronomy 12. The prophecy is against the "mountains" of Israel, because the mountains and valleys were the seats of idol-worship. It is also the proclamation of the final judgment of Israel. It is the picture of the future judgment of the world.