All who have God against them, have the word of God against them. Those that have a constant hatred to God and his people, as the carnal mind has, can only expect to be made desolate for ever.
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Ezekiel 35:1-9
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The Fall of Edom. (b. c. 587.)Ezekiel 35:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE FALL OF EDOM. (B. C. 587.) Mount Seir was mentioned as partner with Moab in one of the threatenings we had before (Ezekiel 25:8); but here it is convicted and condemned by itself, and has woes of its own. The prophe…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:1-15Ezekiel 35:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:1Ezekiel 35:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMoreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. As no date is given, the present oracle, extending to the close of Ezekiel 36:15, may be assumed to have been communicated to and delivered by the prophet in immediate…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:1-4Ezekiel 35:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe desolation of Mount Seir. I. AN AFTER-THOUGHT OF JUDGMENT. This is a distressing and disappointing passage. We seemed to have done with the weary recital of successive judgments against the several heathen nations.…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:1-15Ezekiel 35:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentarySpecial punishment of special sin. Very painful must it be to an intelligent spirit to be the executor of Jehovah's vengeance upon transgressors: the pain is only one remove the less to announce the coming doom. Yet, as…
commentaryThe Fall of Edom. (b. c. 587.)THE FALL OF EDOM. (B. C. 587.) Mount Seir was mentioned as partner with Moab in one of the threatenings we had before (Ezekiel 25:8); but here it is convicted and condemned by itself, and has woes of its own. The prophe…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:1-15EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:1Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. As no date is given, the present oracle, extending to the close of Ezekiel 36:15, may be assumed to have been communicated to and delivered by the prophet in immediate…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:1-4The desolation of Mount Seir. I. AN AFTER-THOUGHT OF JUDGMENT. This is a distressing and disappointing passage. We seemed to have done with the weary recital of successive judgments against the several heathen nations.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:1-15Special punishment of special sin. Very painful must it be to an intelligent spirit to be the executor of Jehovah's vengeance upon transgressors: the pain is only one remove the less to announce the coming doom. Yet, as…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:2Set thy face against Mount Seir. The mountainous are in between the Dead Sea and the Elanitic Gulf, which formed the original settlement of Esau and his descendants (Genesis 36:9), is here put for the land of Edom, as t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:3Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against thee (cf. Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 13:8; and contrast Ezekiel 36:9), and I will stretch out mine hand against thee (cf. Ezekiel 6:14; Ezekiel 14:9, Ezekiel 14:13; Ezekiel 25:7, 19; and Exo…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 35:4They shall know that I am Jehovah. By this expressive formula Ezekiel intimates the moral effect which should be produced upon the nations of the earth, whether by beholding or by experiencing the Divine judgments (Ezek…Joseph S. Exell and contributors