Reference

Ezekiel 36:3

Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
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Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord:

2

Thus saith the Lord God; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

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Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:

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Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;

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Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the language is concrete, the "swallowing up" and "infamy of the people" could be interpreted metaphorically as severe political and social degradation rather than strictly physical consumption or literal verbal slander.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes the content of a prophecy ("Thus saith the Lord God") and the prophet's action of prophesying, but it does not detail the specific *method* by which God communicated this message to Ezekiel, such as a dream, vision, or audible voice.