Ezekiel 36:5
in Ezekiel 36Therefore 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 36
Commentary
9 notes on this verseFor hence it is that under the figure of the Idumaeans, who allowed themselves to be vanquished by their own prosperity, those who rejoice in the successes of this world are rebuked, when it is said, "They have given my land to themselves for an inheritance with joy, and with their whole heart and mind." In which words it is to be observed, that they are smitten with severe rebuke, not merely because they rejoice, but because they rejoice with their whole heart and mind.
This site's exposition
hear the word of the Lord GOD
on Ezekiel 36:4-7
God's jealousy is provoked chiefly by the nations' contempt of the land. “I have sworn with an uplifted hand” is the oath gesture of a sworn verdict. The nations who mocked “will endure reproach of their own” in turn, the same talion principle chapter 35 used against Edom.
This site's exposition
Surely in My burning zeal
Burning zeal translates a Hebrew word for jealousy, the LORD's protective anger over what is His. The land named here is His property. Edom and the rest of the nations are judged as trespassers on the LORD's own estate.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter XXXVI. — Verses 1 and following) \"But you, son of man, prophesy over the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord God, because the enemy has said of you, 'Aha!
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Having a love for both as strong as death, he has a jealousy for both as cruel as the grave. They spoke in their malice against God's people, and he will speak in his jealousy against them; and it is easy to say which will speak most powerfully.
Therefore thus saith the Lord God,.... Because these Heathens have acted such an unkind and cruel part to Israel: surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken; in his fierce wrath and hot displeasure, resenting the ill usage of his people; hot with indignation against their enemies, having a fervent zeal for his own glory, and an affectionate concern for the good of his people.
Increasing wealth, by right or wrong, is all the joy of a worldly heart; and the calamities of God's people are all the joy of a despiteful mind. And those that had not an opportunity of making a prey of God's people made a reproach of them; so that they were the shame of the heathen,
Here is another that seems chiefly to concern their spiritual estate, wherein they are reminded of their former sins and God's judgments upon them, to humble them for their sins and under God's mighty hand,
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
to cast it out for a prey--that is, to take the land for a prey, its inhabitants being cast out. Or the land is compared to a prey cast forth to wild beasts. FAIRBAIRN needlessly alters the Hebrew pointing and translates, "that they may plunder its pasturage."
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The words behind it
30 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵ֗ן | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַר֮ | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִה֒ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| לֹ֠א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| בְּאֵ֨שׁ | beesh | in [the] fire of | H784 → | 378 times |
| קִנְאָתִ֥י | kinati | jealousy my | H7068 → | 43 times |
| דִבַּ֛רְתִּי | dibarti | I have spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׁאֵרִ֥ית | sheerit | [the] rest of | H7611 → | 66 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֱד֣וֹם | ʾedom | Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| כֻּלָּ֑א | kula' | all of it | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתְנֽוּ־ | natenu- | they made | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַרְצִ֣י׀ | ʾartzi | land my | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לָ֠הֶם | lahem | for themselves | ||
| לְמ֨וֹרָשָׁ֜ה | lemorashah | into a possession | H4181 → | 9 times |
| בְּשִׂמְחַ֤ת | besimchat | with joy of | H8057 → | |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| לֵבָב֙ | levav | heart | H3824 → | 252 times |
| בִּשְׁאָ֣ט | bishat | with scorn of | H7589 → | 3 times |
| נֶ֔פֶשׁ | nefesh | self | H5315 → | 754 times |
| לְמַ֥עַן | lemaan | so that | H4616 → | 272 times |
| מִגְרָשָׁ֖הּ | migrashah | pastureland its | H4054 → | 119 times |
| לָבַֽז׃ | lavaz | [becomes] <into> spoil | H957 → | 25 times |
לָכֵ֗ן<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַר֮he says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִה֒Yahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
לֹ֠אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
בְּאֵ֨שׁin [the] fire of
beeshH784 →378 times
קִנְאָתִ֥יjealousy my
kinatiH7068 →43 times
דִבַּ֛רְתִּיI have spoken
dibartiH1696 →1141 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׁאֵרִ֥ית[the] rest of
sheeritH7611 →66 times
הַגּוֹיִ֖םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
אֱד֣וֹםEdom
ʾedomH123 →99 times
כֻּלָּ֑אall of it
kula'H3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתְנֽוּ־they made
natenu-H5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אַרְצִ֣י׀land my
ʾartziH776 →2504 times
לָ֠הֶםfor themselves
lahem
לְמ֨וֹרָשָׁ֜הinto a possession
lemorashahH4181 →9 times
בְּשִׂמְחַ֤תwith joy of
besimchatH8057 →
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
לֵבָב֙heart
levavH3824 →252 times
בִּשְׁאָ֣טwith scorn of
bishatH7589 →3 times
נֶ֔פֶשׁself
nefeshH5315 →754 times
לְמַ֥עַןso that
lemaanH4616 →272 times
מִגְרָשָׁ֖הּpastureland its
migrashahH4054 →119 times
לָבַֽז׃[becomes] <into> spoil
lavazH957 →25 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
it leads to
- John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Psalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Isaiah 9:2
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- Psalms 112:4
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Proverbs 24:16–18
For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- John 8:12
Through
Jeremiah 25:9behold, 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,…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 18:16
They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 13:3
I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.
- Jeremiah 1:15
For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem.…
- Jeremiah 18:16
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This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Ezekiel; Gregory the Dialogist, Pastoral Rule, Part 3, Chapter 26; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.