Ezekiel 35:5

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Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:

Original Language Analysis

יַ֗עַן H3282
יַ֗עַן
Strong's: H3282
Word #: 1 of 17
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
הֱי֤וֹת H1961
הֱי֤וֹת
Strong's: H1961
Word #: 2 of 17
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
לְךָ֙ H0
לְךָ֙
Strong's: H0
Word #: 3 of 17
אֵיבַ֣ת hatred H342
אֵיבַ֣ת hatred
Strong's: H342
Word #: 4 of 17
hostility
עוֹלָ֔ם Because thou hast had a perpetual H5769
עוֹלָ֔ם Because thou hast had a perpetual
Strong's: H5769
Word #: 5 of 17
properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
וַתַּגֵּ֥ר and hast shed H5064
וַתַּגֵּ֥ר and hast shed
Strong's: H5064
Word #: 6 of 17
to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over
אֶת H853
אֶת
Strong's: H853
Word #: 7 of 17
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
בְּנֵֽי the blood of the children H1121
בְּנֵֽי the blood of the children
Strong's: H1121
Word #: 8 of 17
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel H3478
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel
Strong's: H3478
Word #: 9 of 17
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
עַל H5921
עַל
Strong's: H5921
Word #: 10 of 17
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
יְדֵי by the force H3027
יְדֵי by the force
Strong's: H3027
Word #: 11 of 17
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
חָ֑רֶב of the sword H2719
חָ֑רֶב of the sword
Strong's: H2719
Word #: 12 of 17
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
בְּעֵ֖ת in the time H6256
בְּעֵ֖ת in the time
Strong's: H6256
Word #: 13 of 17
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
אֵידָ֔ם of their calamity H343
אֵידָ֔ם of their calamity
Strong's: H343
Word #: 14 of 17
oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin
בְּעֵ֖ת in the time H6256
בְּעֵ֖ת in the time
Strong's: H6256
Word #: 15 of 17
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
עֲוֹ֥ן that their iniquity H5771
עֲוֹ֥ן that their iniquity
Strong's: H5771
Word #: 16 of 17
perversity, i.e., (moral) evil
קֵֽץ׃ had an end H7093
קֵֽץ׃ had an end
Strong's: H7093
Word #: 17 of 17
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after

Analysis & Commentary

Edom's sin: 'perpetual hatred' toward Israel, shedding blood 'in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end.' Rather than showing mercy when Judah suffered deserved judgment, Edom exploited vulnerability. Kicking someone when they're down compounds sin. God judges not just actions but also timing and motivation.

Historical Context

During Jerusalem's 586 BC destruction, Edom helped Babylonians capture fleeing refugees, looted property, and occupied abandoned territory (Obadiah 11-14, Psalm 137:7). This treachery against a brother nation during their darkest hour made their sin particularly heinous.

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