Ezekiel 35:3

3 Tu lui diras: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l'Eternel: Voici, j'en veux à toi, montagne de Séir! J'étends ma main sur toi, Et je fais de toi une solitude et un désert.

Ezekiel 35:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 35:3

And say unto it, thus saith the Lord God
The prophet was not upon the spot, and could not direct his speech immediately to the Edomites; but he might send this prophecy to their ambassadors at Babylon; or in a letter to them in their own land, in the name of the Lord: behold, O Mount Seir, I am against thee:
not the face of the prophet only, but the face of God himself was against them; and a terrible thing it is for any to have God to be against them, whether a nation, or a particular person. The Targum is,

``behold, I send my fury upon thee:''
and I will stretch out mine hand against thee;
which was able to reach them wherever they were: and which, being stretched out, cannot be turned back; and, where it lights, falls heavy indeed; namely, his mighty hand of power and wrath. The Targum is,
``and I will lift up the stroke of my power upon thee;''
that is, lift up his hand and strike powerfully; the consequence of which must be as follows: and I will make thee most desolate;
their land, cities, towns, and villages, all should be utterly laid waste; see ( Revelation 17:16 ) ( 18:8 ) , so it follows:

Ezekiel 35:3 In-Context

1 La parole de l'Eternel me fut adressée, en ces mots:
2 Fils de l'homme, tourne ta face vers la montagne de Séir, Et prophétise contre elle!
3 Tu lui diras: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l'Eternel: Voici, j'en veux à toi, montagne de Séir! J'étends ma main sur toi, Et je fais de toi une solitude et un désert.
4 Je mettrai tes villes en ruines, Tu deviendras une solitude, Et tu sauras que je suis l'Eternel.
5 Parce que tu avais une haine éternelle, Parce que tu as précipité par le glaive les enfants d'Israël, Au jour de leur détresse, Au temps où l'iniquité était à son terme,
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.