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Ezekiel Chapter 35 (JPS)

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Ezekiel 35 - Mount Seir Condemned for Perpetual Hatred
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1 Moreover the word of HaShem came unto me, saying:

2 'Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

3 and say unto it: Thus saith the L-rd GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O mount Seir, and I will stretch out My hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.

4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am HaShem.

5 Because thou hast had a hatred of old, and hast hurled the children of Israel unto the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;

6 therefore, as I live, saith the L-rd GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee; surely thou hast hated thine own blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee.

7 Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth.

8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain; in thy hills and in thy valleys and in all thy streams shall they fall that are slain with the sword.

9 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return; and ye shall know that I am HaShem.

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

11 therefore, as I live, saith the L-rd GOD, I will do according to thine anger and according to thine envy, which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make Myself known among them, when I shall judge thee.

12 And thou shalt know that I HaShem have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying: They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.

13 And ye have magnified yourselves against Me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against Me; I have heard it.

14 Thus saith the L-rd GOD: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.

15 As thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee; thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am HaShem.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ezekiel 35 about?
It's a judgment oracle against Mount Seir (Edom) for its 'perpetual hatred' and violence toward Israel in the time of their calamity.
What is Edom accused of wanting in verse 10?
Edom said 'these two nations and these two countries shall be mine,' claiming Israel's land as its own even though 'the LORD was there.'
How does the chapter describe Edom's punishment in verses 7-9?
God says he will make Mount Seir 'most desolate,' filling its mountains, hills, and valleys with the slain, and cutting off anyone who passes through it, a hostility toward Jerusalem's fall also condemned in Psalms 137:7.

Today's Verse

the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.

Revelation 1:20 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

Verse 12's charge that the LORD 'heard all thy blasphemies' spoken against the mountains of Israel connects to Edom's gloating condemned in Psalms 137:7. Once Seir's desolation is pronounced, the oracle turns to Israel's own mountains restored in Ezekiel 36.