Ezekiel 35:3-5 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:4

I will lay thy cities waste ,.... Such as Dedan, Teman, Bozrah, and other cities of Idumea mentioned in Scripture; and figuratively may design all within the jurisdiction of Rome, the several cities of the antichristian states, called "the cities of the nations"; which will fall at the pouring out of the vials, Revelation 16:19 , and thou shalt be desolate ; thoroughly and entirely, and remain so: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord ; that has done all this; that the hand of God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:5

Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred ,.... There was an old grudge and enmity subsisting in the posterity of Esau against the posterity of Jacob, because the latter supplanted the former, and got the birthright and blessing from him; and which was discovered in all ages, and at all opportunities, and on all occasions which offered; and such has been the hatred of the church of Rome against the true professors and followers of Christ, as their bloody persecution of them in all ages have... read more

Adam Clarke

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

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:5

A perpetual hatred - The Edomites were the descendants of Esau; the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob. Both these were brothers; and between them there was contention even in the womb, and they lived generally in a state of enmity. Their descendants kept up the ancient feud: but the Edomites were implacable; they had not only a rooted but perpetual enmity to the Israelites, harassing and distressing them by all possible means; and they seized the opportunity, when the Israelites were most... 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 35:5

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 35:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 35:3

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