📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 35 (KJV)
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Ezekiel 35:1 RMoreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 35:2 Son of man, Rset thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
Ezekiel 35:3 And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, RI am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee Tmost desolate.
Ezekiel 35:4 I will Rlay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 35:5 Because Rthou hast had a Tperpetual hatred, and hast Tshed the blood of the children of Israel by the Tforce of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
Ezekiel 35:6 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, RI will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
Ezekiel 35:7 Thus will I make mount Seir RTmost desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.
Ezekiel 35:8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword.
Ezekiel 35:9 I will make thee Rperpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 35:10 Because Rthou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; Twhereas the LORD was there:
Ezekiel 35:11 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, RI will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.
Ezekiel 35:12 RAnd thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us Tto consume.
Ezekiel 35:13 Thus Rwith your mouth ye have Tboasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.
Ezekiel 35:14 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
Ezekiel 35:15 As thou Rdidst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 35:1–5 — Mount Seir’s enduring hatred is exposed
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord addresses Seir with a warning of desolation. Persistent hostility and bloodshed against Israel during its calamity explain the announcement.
Key Truth: Do not make another’s crisis an opportunity for harm.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” (Ezekiel 35:1)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And say unto it, ____ saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am …” (Ezekiel 35:3)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the ____ of Israel by the force of the sword in the …” (Ezekiel 35:5)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 35:6–10 — Violence and a grasping claim to land
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Blood pursues a people who have not rejected bloodshed. The claim to possess both nations and their lands ignores the Lord’s presence and leads into a confrontation of envy and anger.
Key Truth: Reject entitlement built on someone else’s loss.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore, as I ____ , saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto …” (Ezekiel 35:6)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And I will ____ his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and …” (Ezekiel 35:8)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Because thou hast ____ , These two nations and these two countries shall be …” (Ezekiel 35:10)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 35:11–15 — Boasting and rejoicing over ruin are answered
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord has heard contemptuous words against Israel’s mountains and against himself. Seir’s delight in another inheritance’s desolation is answered with its own coming desolation.
Key Truth: Let another community’s suffering move you to compassion.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine ____ , and according to thine envy which thou hast used …” (Ezekiel 35:11)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Thus with your ____ ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words …” (Ezekiel 35:13)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “As thou ____ rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because …” (Ezekiel 35:15)
Find it in Ezekiel 35:15 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Obadiah 1:13 — Obadiah warns against entering the gate and taking spoil during calamity.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What longstanding resentment should you refuse to pass into present behavior?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 35:1–5 (Mount Seir’s enduring hatred is exposed) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 35:6–10 (Violence and a grasping claim to land) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 35:11–15 (Boasting and rejoicing over ruin are answered) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What enduring attitude is connected with Mount Seir’s violence?
5. How does the announced recompense mirror Seir’s response to Israel?
Notes
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