Ezekiel 35:14

14 Thus the Lord Yahweh says, '{As the whole world rejoices}, I will make you [a] desolation.

Ezekiel 35:14 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 35:14

Thus saith the Lord God, when the whole earth rejoiceth
When it shall go well with the world in general, and the inhabitants of it; when they shall enjoy great peace and prosperity. Jarchi has a very good note upon this clause,

``when I shall take my kingdom; for then the earth will rejoice, as it is said, the Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;''

so when Christ takes to himself his great power, and reigns, his church and people will rejoice, ( Revelation 11:16 Revelation 11:17 ) , as well as at the destruction of antichrist, as follows: I will make thee desolate;
for so some render it, "the whole earth rejoiceth when I make thee desolate"; or, "so shall all the earth rejoice in the desolation which I shall make for thee" ^F3; see ( Revelation 18:20 ) ( Revelation 19:1 Revelation 19:2 ) and which agrees with what follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 "Sic laetabitur omnis terra in desolatione quam faciam tibi", Vatablus.

Ezekiel 35:14 In-Context

12 And you will know that I, Yahweh, I have heard all of your contemptible words that you said against the mountains of Israel, {saying}, 'They will be desolate; they are given to us as food.'

13 And you magnified yourself against me with your {insolent speech}, and you spoke voluminously against me [with] your words--I heard!

14 Thus the Lord Yahweh says, '{As the whole world rejoices}, I will make you [a] desolation.

15 {Like your rejoicing over the inheritance of the house of Israel} {because} it was desolate, I will do to you; you will be [a] desolation, mountain of Seir and all of Edom, indeed all of it; and they will know that I [am] Yahweh.'" '

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "as/like [the] rejoicing of all of the world"