Ezekiel 35:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 35:2

Judgment on Mount Seir

1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, set your face against ^aMount Seir and ^bprophesy against it,

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.’

13 Thus ^awith your mouth you have boasted against Me and multiplied your ^bwords against Me; I have heard them.”

14 ‘Thus says the Lord God: ^a“The whole earth will rejoice when I make you desolate.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 35:2

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American Standard Version
Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

Amplified® Bible
Son of man, set your face against the mountain [range of] Seir [in Edom] and prophesy against it,

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Edom

Darby English Version
Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

Good News Bible
"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the country of Edom.

King James Version
Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

New American Standard Bible
"Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it

New International Version
"Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir; prophesy against it

New King James Version
“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it

Revised Standard Version
"Son of man, set your face against Mount Se'ir, and prophesy against it,

Young's Literal Translation
`Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

New English Translation
“Son of man, turn toward¹ Mount Seir,² and prophesy against it.

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