Ezekiel 35:10-15

10 "Because you said, ¹'These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and ²we will take possession of them'--although the ³LORD was there--

11 therefore, ⁴as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will deal with you ⁵according to the anger and ⁶envy that you showed because of your hatred against them. And ⁷I will make myself known among them, when I judge you.

12 And you shall know that I am the LORD. ⁸"I have heard all the revilings that you uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, 'They are laid desolate; ⁹they are given us to devour.'

13 And ¹⁰you magnified yourselves against me ¹¹with your mouth, and multiplied your words against me; I heard it.

14 Thus says the Lord GOD: ¹²While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.

15 As you ¹³rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, ¹⁴Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then ¹⁵they will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 35:10-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 35

This chapter is a prophecy of the destruction of Edom, which is threatened, Eze 35:1-4, the cause of it, their hatred and slaughter of the Israelites, Eze 35:5-9, their claim of the lands of Israel and Judah for possession, Eze 35:10,11, their blasphemies against the people of God, and the Lord himself, Eze 35:12,13, the aggravation of their ruin, which was irretrievable; that when it was well with others, it should go ill with them; by way of just retaliation, Eze 35:14,15.

Cross References

• 1. [Ezekiel 37:22]
• 2. [Ezekiel 36:2, 3, 5; Psalms 83:6, 12]
• 3. See Ezekiel 48:35
• 4. [See ver. 6 above]
• 5. [ver. 15; Matthew 7:2]
• 6. [ver. 15; Matthew 7:2]
• 7. [ver. 9]
• 8. [2 Kings 19:4, 28]
• 9. [ver. 10]
• 10. [See ver. 12 above]
• 11. [1 Samuel 2:3]
• 12. [Isaiah 65:13, 14]
• 13. Ezekiel 36:5; Psalms 137:7
• 14. ver. 2
• 15. See Ezekiel 6:7