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Ezekiel 35:2

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What does Ezekiel 35:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
Ezekiel 35:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 35

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
3and say unto it, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, O mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against thee, and I will make thee a desolation and an astonishment.
4I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
5Because thou hast had a perpetual enmity, and hast given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;
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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
“Son of man set thy face against Mount Seir, &c.] Which had its name from Seir the Horite, who first possessed it; and was succeeded in it by Esau and his posterity, the Edomites; (see <013608>Genesis 36:8,9,20 14:6) (<050212>Deuteronomy 2:12), so that the country of Edom or Idumea is here intended, and the inhabitants of it; who are put for the enemies of the church and people of God in general, as these were the enemies of Israel and Judah; and particularly for Rome, which, as it was spiritually called Egypt and Sodom, so it may be called Edom, as it often is by the Jews: now the prophet is bid to turn his face towards this mountain or country, and look sternly at it, and severely threaten…”
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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
“Mount Seir - The Edomites, who inhabited it. Ezekiel 35:5”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“set: Eze 6:2, Eze 20:46, Eze 21:2, Eze 25:2; Isa 50:7; Eph 6:19 mount: Eze 25:8; Gen 32:3, Gen 36:8, Gen 36:9; Deu 2:5; Jos 24:4; Ch2 20:10, Ch2 20:22, Ch2 20:23, Ch2 25:11-14 and prophesy: Eze 25:12-14, Eze 32:29; Psa. 83:3-18; Isa. 34:1-17, Isa 63:1-6; Jer 9:25, Jer 9:26; Jer. 49:7-22; Lam 4:21, Lam 4:22; Amo 1:11, Amo 1:12; Oba 1:1, Oba 1:10-14 Ezekiel 35:3”
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