Ezekiel 35:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 35:4

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.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 35:4

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American Standard Version
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
I will lay your cities waste and you shall be desolate, and you shall know, understand, {and} realize that I am the Lord [the Sovereign Ruler, Who calls forth loyalty and obedient service].

Contemporary English Version
leaving your towns in ruins. Your land will be a desert, and then you will know that I am the LORD.

Darby English Version
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be a desolation: and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah.

Good News Bible
I will leave your cities in ruins And your land desolate; Then you will know that I am the LORD.

King James Version
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
"I will lay waste your cities And you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

New International Version
I will turn your towns into ruins and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

New King James Version
I shall lay your cities waste,
And you shall be desolate.
Then you shall know that I am the LORD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I will lay waste your cities And you will become a desolation. Then you will know Me as the LORD.

Revised Standard Version
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Thy cities a waste I make, and thou art a desolation, And thou hast known that I `am' Jehovah.

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