Ezekiel 35:3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-9

Mount Seir was mentioned as partner with Moab in one of the threatenings we had before (Ezek. 25:8); but here it is convicted and condemned by itself, and has woes of its own. The prophet must boldly set his face against Edom, and prophesy particularly against it; for the God of Israel has said, O Mount Seir! I am against thee. Note, Those that have God against them have the word of God against them, and the face of his ministers, nor dare they prophesy any good to them, but evil. The prophet... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:3

Most desolate - Literally, "A desolation and a wilderness." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-4

The desolation of Mount Seir. I. AN AFTER - THOUGHT OF JUDGMENT . This is a distressing and disappointing passage. We seemed to have done with the weary recital of successive judgments against the several heathen nations. Passing from these painful scenes, we had come to the cheerful picture of the restoration of Israel. Now that picture is rudely torn, and a description of the desolation of Mount Seir inserted in the midst of it. The darkness of this unexpected scene of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-15

Special punishment of special sin. Very painful must it be to an intelligent spirit to be the executor of Jehovah's vengeance upon transgressors: the pain is only one remove the less to announce the coming doom. Yet, as we gain broader and clearer views of God's administration, we discover that the suffering of a few brings advantage to the many. The splendor and the rare excellence of God's righteousness are thereby clearly revealed. And gradually we perceive that pain and pleasure are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-15

Features to be found in penalty. When God is obliged to be "against" a man or a people, as he was against Edom ( Ezekiel 35:2 ), he (it) may look for these three things in the retribution which impends— I. AN INFLICTION ANSWERING IN CHARACTER TO THE SIN . "Because thou hast given over … to the power of the sword … therefore … I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee" ( Ezekiel 35:5 , Ezekiel 35:6 ). Our Lord also himself tells us that "they who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:3

Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against thee (cf. Ezekiel 5:8 ; Ezekiel 13:8 ; and contrast Ezekiel 36:9 ), and I will stretch out mine hand against thee (cf. Ezekiel 6:14 ; Ezekiel 14:9 , Ezekiel 14:13 ; Ezekiel 25:7 , 19; and Exodus 7:5 ), and I will make thee most desolate; literally, a desolation and an astonishment (cf. Ezekiel 35:7 ). Against the mountains of Israel had been denounced a similar fate, which the idolatrous remnant that lingered in the laud after the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 35:1-6

Ezekiel 35:1-6. Moreover, the word of the Lord, &c. “The prophet goes on to show, that the same reason which would operate in favour of the Jews, would not operate in favour of the heathen; especially not in favour of the Jews’ relations, the Edomites: for they showed no mercy, and therefore deserved to receive none; and, because they had perpetual hatred, they were to be made a perpetual desolation.” Obs. on Books. Set thy face against mount Seir Mount Seir is the same with Idumea:... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-15

Edom punished (35:1-15)Since the Jews were to inherit their land again, any foreign nation that attempted to occupy that land for itself had to be overcome. One such nation was Edom, symbolized here by its distinctive landmark, Mt Seir (35:1-4). Edom had a long record of bitter hatred of Israel, and with wicked vindictiveness had gladly helped Babylon crush Jerusalem in 587 BC. Therefore, Edom itself will be crushed. It will suffer the slaughter it made Jerusalem suffer. Its people will be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 35:3

the Lord GOD . Hebrew. Adonai Jehovah . See note on Ezekiel 2:4 . Behold . Figure of speech Asterismos . App-6 . read more

Group of Brands