BibleTools
Ezekiel 35:5
Compare all
3 and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you;
aI will stretch out My hand against you,
And make you1 most desolate; 
4 I shall lay your cities waste,
And you shall be desolate.
Then you shall know that I am the Lord.
5 a“Because you have had an1 ancient hatred, and have shed the blood of the children of Israel by the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, bwhen their iniquity came to an end,  
6 therefore, as I live,” says the Lord God, “I will prepare you for ablood, and blood shall pursue you; bsince you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you.  
7 Thus I will make Mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it the aone who leaves and the one who returns.  
8 And I will fill its mountains with the slain; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines those who are slain by the sword shall fall.
9 aI will make you perpetually desolate, and your cities shall be uninhabited; bthen you shall know that I am the Lord.  
10 “Because you have said, ‘These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will apossess them,’ although bthe Lord was there,  
11 therefore, as I live,” says the Lord God, “I will do aaccording to your anger and according to the envy which you showed in your hatred against them; and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.  
12 aThen you shall know that I am the Lord. I have bheard all your cblasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to consume.’  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
<< Ezekiel 35:4   Ezekiel 35:6 >>


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 harassed by other enemies, to make inroads upon them, and cut them off wherever they found them.

To afflict the afflicted is cruel. This is scarcely of man, bad as he is. He must be possessed by the malignant spirit of the devil, when he wounds the wounded, insults over the miseries of the afflicted, and seeks opportunities to add affliction to those who are already under the rod of God.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Ezekiel 35:5:

Amos 1:11

 

<< Ezekiel 35:4   Ezekiel 35:6 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.

Join 137,174+ readers

A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning

Consistent Bible study is hard to start.

The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.

Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.

Close
E-mail This Page