Ezekiel 36:5 “Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I…”

Ezekiel 36:5

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

World English Bible

therefore the Lord GOD says: “Surely in the fire of my jealousy I have spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land to themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey.”’

American Standard Version

therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land unto themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Surely in the fire of mine indignation haue I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which haue taken my lande for their possession, with the ioy of all their heart, and with despitefull mindes to cast it out for a pray.

Darby Translation

— therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the remnant of the nations, and against the whole of Edom, which have appointed my land unto themselves for a possession with the joy of all [their] heart, with despite of soul, to plunder it by pillage.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Have I not, in the fire of My jealousy, Spoken against the remnant of the nations, And against Edom — all of it, Who gave My land to themselves for a possession, With the joy of the whole heart — with despite of soul, For the sake of casting it out for a prey?

Bible in Basic English

For this cause the Lord has said: Truly, in the heat of my bitter feeling I have said things against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who have taken my land as a heritage for themselves with the joy of all their heart, and with bitter envy of soul have made attacks on it:

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Cross references

“Surely”

Ezekiel 38:19 Deuteronomy 4:24 Zechariah 1:15 Zephaniah 3:8 Isaiah 66:15 Isaiah 66:16

Ezekiel 38:19 · BSB

In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

Deuteronomy 4:24 · BSB

For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Zechariah 1:15 · BSB

but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity. ’

Zephaniah 3:8 · BSB

Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation— all My burning anger. For all the earth will…

Isaiah 66:15 · BSB

For behold, the LORD will come with fire— His chariots are like a whirlwind— to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.

Isaiah 66:16 · BSB

For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

“against the”

Ezekiel 36:3 Jeremiah 25:9 Jeremiah 25:15–29 Zephaniah 2:8–10

Ezekiel 36:3 · BSB

therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in…

Jeremiah 25:9 · BSB

behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surro…

Jeremiah 25:15–29 · BSB

This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

Zephaniah 2:8–10 · BSB

“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.

“against all”

Psalm 137:7 Ezekiel 35:1–15 Isaiah 34:1–17 Isaiah 63:1–6 Jeremiah 49:7–22 Lamentations 4:21

Psalm 137:7 · BSB

Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Ezekiel 35:1–15 · BSB

Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Isaiah 34:1–17 · BSB

Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.

Isaiah 63:1–6 · BSB

Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”

Jeremiah 49:7–22 · BSB

Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

Lamentations 4:21 · BSB

So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.

“appointed”

Psalm 83:4–12 Jeremiah 49:1 Ezekiel 35:10–12

Psalm 83:4–12 · BSB

saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

Jeremiah 49:1 · BSB

Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?

Ezekiel 35:10–12 · BSB

Because you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there,

“with the”

Micah 7:8 Proverbs 17:5 Obadiah 1:12 Ezekiel 35:15 Proverbs 24:17 Proverbs 24:18

Micah 7:8 · BSB

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Proverbs 17:5 · BSB

He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

Obadiah 1:12 · BSB

But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.

Ezekiel 35:15 · BSB

As you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate, so will I do to you. You will become a desolation, O Mount Seir, and so will all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Proverbs 24:17 · BSB

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

Proverbs 24:18 · BSB

or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

“with despiteful”

Ezekiel 25:12 Ezekiel 25:15

Ezekiel 25:12 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,

Ezekiel 25:15 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility,

Also

Jeremiah 50:11

Jeremiah 50:11 · BSB

“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph— you who plunder My inheritance— because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.

6Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning zeal because you have endured the reproach of the nations.

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