Ezekiel 35:14-15 NKJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 35:10-15

Here is, I. A further account of the sin of the Edomites, and their bad conduct towards the people of God. We find the church complaining of them for setting on the Babylonians, and irritating them against Jerusalem, saying, Rase it, rase it, down with it, down with it (Ps. 137:7), inflaming a rage that needed no spur; here it is further charged upon them that they triumphed in Jerusalem's ruin and in the desolations of the country. Many blasphemies they spoke against the mountains of Israel,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:14

Thus saith the Lord God, when the whole earth rejoiceth ,.... When it shall go well with the world in general, and the inhabitants of it; when they shall enjoy great peace and prosperity. Jarchi has a very good note upon this clause, "when I shall take my kingdom; for then the earth will rejoice, as it is said, the Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;' so when Christ takes to himself his great power, and reigns, his church and people will rejoice, Revelation 11:16 , as well as at the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:15

As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate ,.... So Edom rejoiced at the destruction of Jerusalem, Obadiah 1:12 , and so the followers of the man of sin will rejoice at the slaying of the witnesses, Revelation 11:10 , which is resented by the Lord, and therefore adds, so will I do unto thee ; make thee desolate, as is explained in the next clause: thou shall be desolate, O Mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it ; not that mount... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:14

When the whole earth rejoiceth - When the whole land shall rejoice in the restoration of the Jews, I will make thee desolate. Probably this refers to the time of the Maccabees. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:15

So will I do unto thee - Others shall rejoice in thy downfall as thou hast rejoiced at their downfall. This whole chapter strongly inculcates this maxim: Do as thou wouldst be done by; and what thou wouldst not have done to thee, do not to others. And from it we learn that every man may, in some sort, be said to make his own temporal good or evil; for as he does to others, God will take care to do to him, whether it be evil or good, weal or wo. Would you not be slandered or backbitten?... 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 35:11-15

The Lord's identification of himself with Israel. A careless reader might possibly consider that a passage like this exemplifies prophetic partiality; that Ezekiel, because himself a Jew by birth and by sentiment, was disposed to represent the Supreme as upon his side and against his countrymen's enemies; that the view given of the Eternal is of a Ruler whose government is distinguished by favoritism. But further consideration will show that this is not the case. The cause of Israel was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:14

When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. By "the whole earth," Fairbairn, Haverniek, and Schroder understand "the whole land of Edom." In this ease the sense is that, as the whole land of Edom had previously exulted with joy, so should it in the future be made completely desolate. Ewald, Hengstenberg, Keil, Kliefoth, Smend, and Plumptre, however, more correctly interpret the phrase as signifying the whole human race, with the exception of Edom. Accordingly, the thought... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:14

Desolate in the midst of general joyfulness. I. THERE IS TO BE A SEASON OF GENERAL JOYFULNESS . "When the whole earth rejoiceth"—that is a glimpse of a wonderful future. At present the earth mourns and languishes. Tyranny oppresses nations of slaves. Penury holds multitudes in weary drudgery on the verge of starvation. War devastates fields and towns and countries. Sorrow sighs from the heart of humanity. But this shall not continue forever. 1. There will be joy in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 35:10-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:11-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:14

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