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Ezekiel 35:14

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 35:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
Ezekiel 35:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 35

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11therefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast showed out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I shall judge thee.
12And thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, have heard all thy revilings which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.
13And ye have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard it.
14Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
15As thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thus saith the Lord God, when the whole earth rejoiceth, &c.] When it shall go well with the world in general, and the inhabitants of it; when they shall enjoy great peace and prosperity. Jarchi has a very good note upon this clause, “when I shall take my kingdom; for then the earth will rejoice, as it is said, the Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;” so when Christ takes to himself his great power, and reigns, his church and people will rejoice, (<661116>Revelation 11:16,17), as well as at the destruction of antichrist, as follows: I will make thee desolate; for so some render it, “the whole earth rejoiceth when I make thee desolate”; or, “so shall all the earth rejoice in the desolation…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Isa 65:13-14). "The whole earth" refers to Judea and the nations that submit themselves to Judea's God; when these rejoice, the foes of God and His people, represented by Edom as a nation, shall be desolate. Things shall be completely reversed; Israel, that now for a time mourns, shall then rejoice and for ever. Edom, that now rejoices over fallen Israel, shall then, when elsewhere all is joy, mourn, and for ever (Isa 65:17-19; Mat 5:4; Luk 6:25). HAVERNICK loses this striking antithesis by translating, "According to the joy of the whole land (of Edom), so I will make thee desolate"; which would make Eze 35:15 a mere repetition of this.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The whole earth - The inhabitants of all the countries round about thee. Rejoiceth - Is in peace and plenty. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 36”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Isa 14:7, Isa 14:8, Isa 65:13-15 Ezekiel 35:15”
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