²⁷ Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.

¹⁶ And the people answered, and said, Be it far from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

³ The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.