The Meaning of Ezekiel 36:1 Explained

Ezekiel 36:1

KJV: Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

YLT: And thou, son of man, prophesy unto mountains of Israel, and thou hast said, O mountains of Israel, hear a word of Jehovah.

Darby: And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.

ASV: And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also, thou son  of man,  prophesy  unto the mountains  of Israel,  and say,  Ye mountains  of Israel,  hear  the word  of the LORD: 

What does Ezekiel 36:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 36

1  The land of Israel is comforted, by destruction of the heathen, who spitefully used it
8  and by the blessings of God promised unto it
16  Israel was rejected for their sin
21  and shall be restored without their desert
25  The blessings of Christ's kingdom

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 36:1 mean?

And you son of man prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say mountains of Israel hear the word of Yahweh
וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־ אָדָ֔ם הִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל־ הָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ הָרֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־ יְהוָֽה

וְאַתָּ֣ה  And  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֔ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
הִנָּבֵ֖א  prophesy 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: נָבָא  
Sense: to prophesy.
הָרֵ֣י  the  mountains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔  and  say 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָרֵי֙  mountains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
שִׁמְע֖וּ  hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
דְּבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.