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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/35.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/35.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir; prophesy against it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Son of man, turn and face Mount Seir, and prophesy against its people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir (Edom), and prophesy against it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, face Mount Seir and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, turn your face toward Mount Seir and prophesy against it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Edom <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Son of man, turn to Mount Seir, and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the country of Edom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Son of Man, turn your attention toward Mount Seir and begin to prophesy against it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Son of man, turn toward Mount Seir, and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy concerning it, and say to it: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against mount Seir, and you shall prophesy about it, and you shall say to it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Mortal, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, set your face against mount Seir and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face toward the mountain of Seir, and prophesy over it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10294" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/35.htm">A Prophecy Against Mount Seir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śîm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">your face</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/8165.htm" title="8165: śê·‘îr (N-proper-fs) -- Formed like sa'iyr; rough; Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine.">Seir</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: wə·hin·nā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">and prophesy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against it,</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-4</a></span><br />This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Joel 3:19</a></span><br />Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a></span><br />This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14-21</a></span><br />From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, / how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, / and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41</a></span><br />Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-10.htm">2 Chronicles 20:10-12</a></span><br />And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them. / See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance. / Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a></span><br />So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a></span><br />See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Son of man, set your face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,</p><p class="hdg">set</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Ezekiel 6:2</a></b></br> Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Ezekiel 20:46</a></b></br> Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop <i>thy word</i> toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Ezekiel 21:2</a></b></br> Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop <i>thy word</i> toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,</p><p class="hdg">mount</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah <i>is</i> like unto all the heathen;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">Genesis 32:3</a></b></br> And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8,9</a></b></br> Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau <i>is</i> Edom… </p><p class="hdg">and prophesy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-29.htm">Ezekiel 32:29</a></b></br> There <i>is</i> Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by <i>them that were</i> slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Psalm 83:3-18</a></b></br> They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-33.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-1.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-1.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-9.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">The judgment of mount Seir for their hatred of Israel, and insulting over their distress</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/35.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Son of man</b><br>This phrase is a title used frequently in the book of Ezekiel, emphasizing the prophet's humanity and his role as a representative of the people. It underscores the distinction between God and man, highlighting the divine authority behind Ezekiel's messages. The term is also used in the New Testament, notably by Jesus Christ to refer to Himself, indicating His role as the representative of humanity and the fulfillment of prophetic roles.<p><b>set your face against</b><br>This expression signifies a determined opposition and a resolute stance. It indicates that the message to follow is one of judgment and confrontation. In biblical terms, setting one's face against something often implies divine disapproval and impending judgment. This phrase is used in other prophetic contexts, such as in Jeremiah and Daniel, to denote God's firm stance against sin and rebellion.<p><b>Mount Seir</b><br>Mount Seir is a mountainous region associated with the descendants of Esau, also known as Edom. Geographically, it is located southeast of the Dead Sea. Historically, Edom had a tumultuous relationship with Israel, often characterized by hostility and conflict. The Edomites were descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother, and their enmity is rooted in the biblical narrative of Jacob and Esau. This judgment against Mount Seir symbolizes God's retribution against Edom for its perpetual enmity and violence against Israel.<p><b>and prophesy against it</b><br>The act of prophesying against Mount Seir indicates a divine pronouncement of judgment. Prophecy in the Old Testament often served as a warning and a call to repentance, but in this context, it is a declaration of inevitable judgment due to Edom's persistent sin. This prophecy aligns with other biblical passages where God pronounces judgment on nations that oppose His people, such as in Obadiah and Isaiah. The prophetic message serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and justice, as well as His protection over His covenant people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God, called to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_seir.htm">Mount Seir</a></b><br>A mountainous region associated with the Edomites, descendants of Esau, who were often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/edomites.htm">Edomites</a></b><br>The people living in Mount Seir, historically antagonistic towards Israel, representing opposition to God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>A divine message delivered by a prophet, often concerning future events or divine judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The act of God delivering justice, often involving consequences for sin and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's judgment against Mount Seir serves as a reminder of His justice. He holds nations accountable for their actions, especially those who oppose His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_enmity_and_spiritual_lessons.htm">Historical Enmity and Spiritual Lessons</a></b><br>The conflict between Israel and Edom is a historical example of how enmity can lead to divine judgment. It encourages believers to seek reconciliation and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_responsibility.htm">Prophetic Responsibility</a></b><br>Ezekiel's role as a prophet highlights the responsibility of God's messengers to deliver His truth, even when it involves difficult messages of judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy against Mount Seir underscores God's sovereignty over all nations. Believers can trust that God is in control and will ultimately bring justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_personal_opposition.htm">Reflecting on Personal Opposition</a></b><br>Just as Mount Seir opposed Israel, individuals must consider areas in their lives where they might be opposing God's will and seek repentance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_35_conflict_with_other_scriptures.htm">Does Ezekiel 35 conflict with other scriptures that suggest different fates or timelines for Edom? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_punish_all_edom_in_ezekiel_35.htm">Why would a just God, as portrayed in Ezekiel 35, enact collective punishment on entire generations of Edom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_edom's_fate_in_the_bible.htm">What fate awaits Edom according to biblical prophecies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_34_10-11_claim_desolation.htm">Why does the text in Isaiah 34:10-11 claim permanent desolation when other biblical passages speak of possible restoration?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Mount Seir.</span>--This poetical designation of the Edomites from the land which they inhabited is common in Scripture (<a href="/context/genesis/36-8.htm" title="Thus dwelled Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.">Genesis 36:8-9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/2-1.htm" title="Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spoke to me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.">Deuteronomy 2:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/2-5.htm" title="Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir to Esau for a possession.">Deuteronomy 2:5</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/4-42.htm" title="And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.">1Chronicles 4:42</a>, &c.). The land included the whole mountainous region between the Dead Sea and the Elanitic Gulf, or eastern branch of the Red Sea. The earlier denunciation of the Edomites had in view their historical relations to Israel; this, on the other hand, as already said--like Isaiah 34; <a href="/context/isaiah/63-1.htm" title="Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.">Isaiah 63:1-6</a>--while still keeping this historical relation in view, regards them also as representative of the world's hostility to the covenant people of God. This appears from the fact that the desolation of Edom, itself but a small province, is put in contrast (<a href="/ezekiel/35-14.htm" title="Thus said the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.">Ezekiel 35:14</a>) with the rejoicing of the whole earth, and that in <a href="/ezekiel/36-5.htm" title="Therefore thus said 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.">Ezekiel 36:5</a> (and generally <a href="/context/ezekiel/35-3.htm" title="And say to it, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against you, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you most desolate.">Ezekiel 35:3-7</a>) Edom is coupled with "the residue of the heathen." For the phrase "set thy face against," see <a href="/ezekiel/13-17.htm" title="Likewise, you son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy you against them,">Ezekiel 13:17</a>; and on <a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm" title="And say to it, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against you, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you most desolate.">Ezekiel 35:3</a>, comp. <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm" title="So will I stretch out my hand on them, and make the land desolate, yes, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.">Ezekiel 6:14</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Set thy face against Mount Seir.</span> The mountainous are in between the Dead Sea and the Elanitic Gulf, which formed the original settlement of Esau and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/36-9.htm">Genesis 36:9</a>), is here put for the land of Edom, as the land in turn stands for its people (<a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8</a>). Although already the prophet has pronounced a threatening doom against Edom (<a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a>), he once more directs against, it the judgments of Heaven, on this occasion viewing it as the representative of all those hostile world-powers which from the first had been opposed to Israel as the theocratic nation, and which even then, by their antagonism, hindered her return (cf. <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turn</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Seir</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׂעִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(śê·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8165.htm">Strong's 8165: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seir -- a mountain range in Edom, also its inhabitants, also a mountain in Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and prophesy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנָּבֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nā·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prophesy, speak, by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against it,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/35-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 35:2 Son of man set your face against (Ezek. 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