Ezekiel 35

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The Message Against Edom

35 The word of the Lord came to me. He said, ² “Son of man,^[a] look toward Mount Seir and speak against it for me. ³ Say to it, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

⁵ “‘Why? Because you have always been against my people. You used your sword against Israel at the time of their trouble, at the time of their final punishment.’” ⁶ So the Lord God says, “But I promise by my own life that I will let death have you. Death will chase you. You did not hate killing people, so death will chase you. ⁷ I will make Mount Seir an empty ruin. I will kill everyone who enters or leaves that city. ⁸ I will cover its mountains with those who are killed. There will be dead bodies all over your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines. ⁹ I will make you empty forever. No one will live in your cities. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

¹⁰ You said, “These two nations and countries, Israel and Judah, will be mine. We will take them for our own.”

But the Lord is there! ¹¹ And the Lord God says, “You were jealous of my people. You were angry and hateful to them. So by my life, I swear that I will punish you the same way you hurt them! I will punish you and let my people know that I am with them. ¹² And then you, too, will know that I am the Lord.

“I have heard you making fun of Israel’s hill country. You said, ‘It is in ruins, just waiting for us to swallow it up.’ ¹³ Your proud boasting is really against me. Time after time you have insulted me, and I have heard every word.”

¹⁴ This is what the Lord God says: “All the earth will be happy when I destroy you. ¹⁵ You were happy when the country of Israel was destroyed. I will treat you the same way. Mount Seir and the whole country of Edom will be destroyed. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”