Ezekiel 35:3

Ezekiel 35:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.
• New International Version (NIV)and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate waste.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and say to it, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you a desolation and a waste.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you; I will stretch out My hand against you, And make you most desolate;

Context of Ezekiel 35:3

1The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, face Mount Seir and prophesy against it. Say to it, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Look! I am against you, Mount Seir. I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate waste. 4I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 5“‘Because you maintained a perpetual hatred and gave the Israelites over to the power of the sword in the time of their disaster, the time of final punishment,

Ezekiel 35:3 word by word

וְאָמַ֣רְתָּ לּ֗וֹ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֥י אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַר־שֵׂעִ֑יר וְנָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עָלֶ֔יךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ שְׁמָמָ֥ה וּמְשַׁמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• Behold, O mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · (Mount) SeirH8165
• against thee, and I will stretch outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• mine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• against thee, and I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• thee mostמְשַׁמָּהmeshammâh · devastationH4923
• desolateשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077

Cross-references for Ezekiel 35:3

• Ezekiel 5:8therefore, this is what the Lord God says: See, I myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments within you in the sight of the nations.
• Ezekiel 21:3and say to it, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
• Ezekiel 29:3Speak to him and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the middle of his Nile, who says, “My Nile is my own; I made it for myself.”
• Jeremiah 21:13Beware! I am against you, you who sit above the valley, you atop the rocky plateau — this is the Lord’s declaration — you who say, “Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places?”
• Nahum 2:13Beware, I am against you. This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies. I will make your chariots go up in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the sound of your messengers will never be heard again.
• Nahum 3:5I am against you. This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies. I will lift your skirts over your face and display your nakedness to nations, your shame to kingdoms.
• Ezekiel 6:14I will stretch out my hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
• Jeremiah 6:12Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land. This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Jeremiah 15:6You have left me.” This is the Lord’s declaration. “You have turned your back, so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you. I am tired of showing compassion.
• Jeremiah 51:25Look, I am against you, devastating mountain. This is the Lord’s declaration. You devastate the whole earth. I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you down from the cliffs, and turn you into a charred mountain.
• Ezekiel 35:7I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.
• Ezekiel 5:15So you will be a disgrace and a taunt, a warning and a horror, to the nations around you when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and furious rebukes. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 35:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Most desolate - Literally, "A desolation and a wilderness."Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15This message of judgment is directed to Edom, Israel’s neighbor to the southeast. It is also called Mount Seir, the main mountain region of Edom. Edom stands as a symbol of all Israel’s enemies. For example, Edom rejoiced when Israel fell (Ezekiel 36:2; see also 25:12–14). When Babylon destroyed Judah, Edom may have thought it had a chance to grow stronger. However, the Lord said that its success would not last long.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. most desolate--literally, "desolation and desolateness" (Jr 49:17, &c.). It is only in their national character of foes to God's people, that the Edomites are to be utterly destroyed. A remnant of Edom, as of the other heathen, is to be "called by the name of God" (Am 9:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 35:3

• Edomites

In the dictionaries

• God
• Seir
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Edom
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Edom; Edomites
• Ezekiel
• Negeb
• Obadiah, Book of

Commentaries on Ezekiel 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings