Ezekiel 36:4
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;
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 36:33-35 promises restoration of these same desolate mountains to Eden-like fertility — a direct contrast.
Ezekiel 36:6 continues the prophecy, now addressing the land of Israel directly in the same judgment context.
Ezekiel 36:1 begins the same prophecy to the mountains of Israel that this verse continues.
Ezekiel 6:14 also describes the land made desolate and waste, reinforcing the same judgment theme.
Ezekiel 34:28 promises the opposite — Israel will no longer be prey to the nations, directly reversing the plundering and derision here.
Ezekiel 33:28 declares the mountains of Israel will become desolate, directly parallel to their desolation.
Ezekiel 39:25 speaks of restoring Jacob's fortunes, providing a later contrast to this desolation.
Ezekiel 33:24 refers to people living in those ruins, connecting to the desolate ruins here.
2 Chronicles 36:17-21 recounts the Babylonian destruction that left the land desolate, fulfilling this prophecy of judgment.
Psalm 79:4 echoes the same lament of being a taunt and derision to surrounding nations, matching the scorn described here.
Isaiah 6:11 envisions total desolation of cities and land, paralleling the devastating judgment on Israel's mountains.
Jeremiah 25:9-13 prophesied this very desolation — the land made a horror and everlasting ruin, now realized here.
Deuteronomy 4:26 warned of perishing from the land for disobedience — the desolation here is the fulfillment of that warning.
Jeremiah 29:10 gives the promise of return after seventy years, complementing the current desolation with hope of restoration.
Isaiah 58:12 promises rebuilding of ancient ruins, contrasting with the current desolate ruins mentioned here.
Deuteronomy 11:11 describes the land as good mountains; here those same mountains are now desolate — a reversal of blessing.
Isaiah 64:10 describes holy cities become wilderness, paralleling the desolate wastes of Israel's mountains mentioned here.