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Previous  Next    Ezekiel Chapter 35   eze 35:0  The prophet
having formerly predicted the ruin of Edom, the same with Seir,
(Eze 25:12), now resumes and pursues the subject at greater
length, intimating, as did also Isaiah, (Isa 21:11, Isa 21:12),
that though other nations should recover their liberty after the
fall of the Babylonian monarchy, the Edomites should continue in
bondage for their very despiteful behavior towards the children
of Israel in the day of their calamity, Eze 35:1-15.  Ezekiel
35:2  eze 35:2  Set thy face against Mount Seir - That is,
against the Edomites. This prophecy was probably delivered about
the time of the preceding, and before the destruction of Idumea
by Nebuchadnezzar, which took place about five years after.
Calmet supposes that two destructions of Idumea are here
foretold; one by Nebuchadnezzar, and the other by the Jews after
their return from their captivity.  Ezekiel 35:3  eze 35:3  Most
desolate - Literally,