John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 35:9

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return, &c.] To their former dignity and glory; should not be built and inhabited again, but lie waste for ever: this agrees with what is prophesied of Edom, (<390104>Malachi 1:4) and will be true of Rome or Babylon when destroyed; it will never rise more, but be like a millstone in the midst of the sea, (<661821>Revelation 18:21): and ye shall know that I am the Lord; (See Gill on “<263504>Ezekiel 35:4”).

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