Ezekiel 35:1-9

1 The Lord spoke to me. 1
2 "Mortal man," he said, "denounce the country of Edom.
3 Tell the people what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying: "I am your enemy, mountains of Edom! I will make you a desolate wasteland.
4 I will leave your cities in ruins And your land desolate; Then you will know that I am the Lord.
5 "You were Israel's constant enemy and let her people be slaughtered in the time of her disaster, the time of final punishment for her sins.
6 So then - as surely as I, the Sovereign Lord, am the living God - death is your fate, and you cannot escape it. You are guilty of murder, and murder will follow you.
7 I will make the hill country of Edom a wasteland and kill everyone who travels through it.
8 I will cover the mountains with corpses, and the bodies of those who are killed in battle will cover the hills and valleys.
9 I will make you desolate forever, and no one will live in your cities again. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 35.1-15; Is 34.5-17; 63.1-6; Jr 49.7-22; Ez 25.12-14; Am 1.11, 12; Ob 1-14; Ml 1.2-5.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. [One ancient translation] are guilty of; [Hebrew] hate.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.