Ezekiel 35:10

Translations

Modern

Because you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there,

Traditional

Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the Lord was there:

Literal

Because you have said, ‘The two nations and the two lands will be unto me, and we will possess them,’ and YHWH has been there,

Latin

Eo quod dixeris: Duæ gentes et duæ terræ meæ erunt, et hæreditate possidebo eas, cum Dominus esset ibi:

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Hebrew

English

Because you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there,

Notes

Ezekiel 35:5–10

The ancient hatred of Edom for Israel began with their ancestors, Esau and Jacob (see Genesis 25:19–34; 27:1–46; Numbers 20:14–21; 24:18; 2 Samuel 8:13–14; 1 Kings 11:14). Because of this hatred, the Edomites took advantage of Babylon’s destruction of Jerusalem. They attacked the Israelites when they were weak and helpless. They tried to destroy the descendants of Jacob and take the lands of Israel and Judah.

The Edomites enjoyed killing the Israelites. But the violence they brought on others would return to them. Their own people would die by the sword. God would punish their lasting hatred. Their land would become empty and ruined forever.

This prophecy came true in the 400s BC. During that time, a group of Arab tribes forced the Edomites out of their land.

Ezekiel 35:1–15

This message of judgment is directed to Edom, Israel’s neighbor to the southeast. It is also called Mount Seir, the main mountain region of Edom.

Edom stands as a symbol of all Israel’s enemies. For example, Edom rejoiced when Israel fell (Ezekiel 36:2; see also 25:12–14).

When Babylon destroyed Judah, Edom may have thought it had a chance to grow stronger. However, the Lord said that its success would not last long.

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 36:5
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.
Ezekiel 48:35
The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
Psalm 83:4–12
…saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Psalm 48:1–3
A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Ezekiel 36:2
This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’
Zephaniah 3:15
The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
Psalm 132:13–14
For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
Obadiah 1:13
You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.
Isaiah 12:6
Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
Zechariah 2:5
For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
Isaiah 31:9
Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Psalm 76:1
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

Glossary

Edom, Edomites Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Seir (Place)

Topics

Edomites: A Jewish Prophet in Babylon Denounces The Edomites: Predictions Respecting: Utter Desolation of Their Country

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