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Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 35:14

Ezekiel 35:14. When the whole earth rejoiceth— I will reduce thee to desolation, the whole land rejoicing. Houbigant. "After the return from captivity, when your neighbours shall be recovered from their past misfortunes, and shall have regained their prosperity, you shall be reduced to desolation." This happened under the Maccabees, who made war with the Edomites, and obliged them to receive circumcision. See 1Ma 4:15; 1Ma 5:3. REFLECTIONS.—1st, Mount Seir had before been arraigned and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 35:14

14. (Isaiah 65:13; Isaiah 65:14). "The whole earth" refers to Judea and the nations that submit themselves to Judea's God; when these rejoice, the foes of God and His people, represented by Edom as a nation, shall be desolate. Things shall be completely reversed; Israel, that now for a time mourns, shall then rejoice and for ever. Edom, that now rejoices over fallen Israel, shall then, when elsewhere all is joy, mourn, and for ever (Isaiah 65:17-19; Matthew 5:4; Luke 6:25). HAVERNICK loses this... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 35:1-15

3. Preparation of the Promised Land 35:1-36:15"Each of the next four speeches elaborates an aspect of the peace covenant. Ezekiel 35:1 to Ezekiel 36:15 describes how the foreign plundering nations would be removed and judged in preparation for Israel’s return to her own land. The message in Ezekiel 36:16 to Ezekiel 37:14 provides a beautiful and descriptive account of God’s restoration of Israel to her land. Ezekiel 37:15-28 stresses the full reunion of the nation and the fulfillment of her... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 35:14-15

The Lord would cause all the earth to rejoice when He made Edom a laughingstock in the world, just as it had rejoiced when Israel became desolate (cf. Ezekiel 36:5). Mount Seir and all of Edom would become absolutely desolate (cf. Ezekiel 36:10). It would not exist when the Lord restored His people to their land. Then the Edomites would learn that Yahweh is God."The prediction has been literally fulfilled. Edom was first subjugated by Babylon, then Medo-Persia, and then in 126 B.C. by John... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:1-15

The Land of Israel in the FutureEzekiel 35:0 is an introduction to Ezekiel 36:0, the connexion being shown by Ezekiel 36:5. The claim of Edom to the land having been repudiated (Ezekiel 35:0), its reoccupation by Israel is promised (Eze 36:1-15), and the reason of the restoration is explained (Eze 36:16-38).(a) The Punishment of Edom's Presumption (Ezekiel 35:0)Edom has already been included by Ezekiel among the nations whose humiliation would prepare the way for the restoration of Israel (Eze... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:1-38

The Land of Israel in the FutureEzekiel 35 is an introduction to Ezekiel 36, the connexion being shown by Ezekiel 36:5. The claim of Edom to the land having been repudiated (Ezekiel 35), its reoccupation by Israel is promised (Ezekiel 36:1-15), and the reason of the restoration is explained (Ezekiel 36:16-38).(a) The Punishment of Edom’s Presumption (Ezekiel 35)Edom has already been included by Ezekiel among the nations whose humiliation would prepare the way for the restoration of Israel... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezekiel 35:14

(14) The whole earth.—This is taken by some writers—as, indeed, Hebrew usage very well allows—of the whole land, viz., of Israel. It seems better, however, to keep the sense of our version, for the thought is not confined to Edom. When all the earth shall rejoice in the salvation of God, and “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord,” then Edom, the hostile power of the world, shall be desolate. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 35:1-15

Ezekiel 35:5-6 See Dickens's description of France, in the first chapter of The Tale of Two Cities: 'Under the guidance of her Christian pastors, she entertained herself with such humane achievements as sentencing a youth to have his hands cut off, his tongue torn out with pincers, and his body burned alive, because he had not kneeled down in the rain to do honour to a dirty procession of monks which passed within his view, at a distance of some fifty or sixty yards. It is likely enough that,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-15

JEHOVAH’S LANDEzekiel 35:1-15; Ezekiel 36:1-38THE teaching of this important passage turns on certain ideas regarding the land of Canaan which enter very deeply into the religion of Israel. These ideas are no doubt familiar in a general way to all thoughtful readers of the Old Testament; but their full import is scarcely realised until we understand that they are not peculiar to the Bible, but form part of the stock of religious conceptions common to Israel and its heathen neighbours. In the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 35:1-15

CHAPTERS 35-36 Judgment Announced and Israel’s Final Restoration Promised 1. The message against Mount Seir and Idumea (Ezekiel 35:1-15 ) 2. The message of comfort to Israel (Ezekiel 36:1-38 ) Ezekiel 35:1-15 . This is another judgment message, which is closely related to the coming restoration of Israel. When the Lord is merciful to His people and bestows upon them the promised blessings, He will also deal with their enemies in judgment. Edom was the most bitter enemy of Israel, their... read more

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