Ezekiel 35:10
Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:
Original Language Analysis
יַ֣עַן
H3282
יַ֣עַן
Strong's:
H3282
Word #:
1 of 14
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
אֶת
H853
אֶת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
3 of 14
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
הַגּוֹיִ֜ם
nations
H1471
הַגּוֹיִ֜ם
nations
Strong's:
H1471
Word #:
5 of 14
a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
וְאֶת
H853
וְאֶת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
6 of 14
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
תִהְיֶ֖ינָה
H1961
תִהְיֶ֖ינָה
Strong's:
H1961
Word #:
10 of 14
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
וִֽירַשְׁנ֑וּהָ
shall be mine and we will possess
H3423
וִֽירַשְׁנ֑וּהָ
shall be mine and we will possess
Strong's:
H3423
Word #:
11 of 14
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish
וַֽיהוָ֖ה
it whereas the LORD
H3068
וַֽיהוָ֖ה
it whereas the LORD
Strong's:
H3068
Word #:
12 of 14
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
שָׁ֥ם
H8033
Cross References
Ezekiel 36:5Therefore 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.Ezekiel 48:35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.Ezekiel 36:2Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are our's in possession:Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.Zechariah 2:5For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.Zephaniah 3:15The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.Obadiah 1:13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
Historical Context
After 586 BC, Edom occupied southern Judah while Judeans were exiled. They assumed God had permanently abandoned His land and people. This theological error—thinking God's discipline meant abandonment—brought judgment.
Questions for Reflection
- How do you distinguish between God's temporary discipline and permanent abandonment?
- What does it mean that God never truly abandons what belongs to Him, even during judgment?
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Analysis & Commentary
Edom's additional sin: claiming 'These two nations and these two countries shall be mine' when 'the LORD was there.' They sought to possess Israel and Judah's territory despite God's presence and ownership. Attempting to seize what belongs to God compounds arrogance with blasphemy. Divine ownership trumps human ambitions.