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Matthew Henry

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 35:7

Thus will I make Mount Seir most desolate ,.... By shedding the blood of the inhabitants of it; and as Rome will be, when it will be utterly burnt with fire, as that city will, and the flesh of the whore also, and made desolate; and when all the vials shall be poured out on the antichristian states under her jurisdiction, Revelation 16:1 , and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth : every traveller that passeth to and fro; it shall no more be frequented by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:8

And I will fill his mountains with his slain men ,.... Not only Mount Seir, but all the rest of the mountains, in Idumea; where they shall flee for refuge, and the enemy shall pursue them, and slay them; and where their carcasses will fall in such numbers, as to cover the mountains with them; compare with this Revelation 19:18 , in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword : expressive of the greatness and universality of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:9

I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return ,.... To their former dignity and glory; should not be built and inhabited again, but lie waste for ever: this agrees with what is prophesied of Edom, Malachi 1:4 and will be true of Rome or Babylon when destroyed; it will never rise more, but be like a millstone in the midst of the sea, Revelation 18:21 , and ye shall know that I am the Lord ; See Gill on Ezekiel 35:4 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:9

Perpetual desolations - Thou shalt have perpetual desolation for thy perpetual hatred. 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 35:7

Thus will I make Mount Seir most desolate ; literally, desolation and a desolation ( שְׁמֲמָּה וּשְׁמָמָה ); or, as in the Revised Version, an astonishment and a desolation; changing שְׁמֲמַה into מְשַׁמָּה , for which, however, there is no sufficient warrant. And I will out off … him that passeth out (or, through ) and him that returneth . No more should traders or travelers pass through the land of Edom or go to and return from it (cf. Ezekiel 33:28 ; Zechariah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:8

And I will fill his mountains with his slain ; literally, pierced through; hence mortally wounded. Then Edom's desolation would result from an exterminating war, which should fill its hills, valleys, and rivers , or rather, water-courses , with slaughtered men (cf. Ezekiel 31:12 ; Ezekiel 32:5 ). The physical features of Edom here specified by the prophet have often been attested by travelers. "Idumea embraces a section of a broad mountain range, extending in breadth from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:9

Thy cities shall not return , as in Ezekiel 16:55 (Authorized Version after the Keri); or, shall not be inhabited , as in Ezekiel 26:20 ; Ezekiel 29:11 ; Ezekiel 36:33 ( LXX . and Revised Version, both of which follow the Chethib). Hengstenberg's translation, "Thy cities shall not sit," but lie prostrate, is not extremely happy. read more

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