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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 />I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and cut off from it all who come and go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate, killing off all who try to escape and any who return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation, and I will cut off from it all who come and go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus I will make Mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it the one who leaves and the one who returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation and I will eliminate from it one who passes through and returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation and I will cut off from it the one who passes through and returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation, and I will cut off from it the one who passes through and returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation, and I will cut off from it the one who passes through and returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir (Edom) a ruin and a desolate wasteland and I will cut off from it the one who passes through it and the one who returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus will I make mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I will cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will destroy your nation and kill anyone who travels through it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus will I make mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I will cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will turn Mount Seir into a barren wasteland, and I will destroy everyone who comes or goes from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will make the hill country of Edom a wasteland and kill everyone who travels through it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm turning Mount Seir over to ruin and desolation. I'm going to eliminate everyone who comes and goes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will turn Mount Seir into a desolate ruin; I will cut off from it the one who passes through or returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus will I make Mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I will cut off from it him who passes through and him who returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Thus I will make Mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation. I will cut off from it him who passes through and him who returns. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have given Mount Seir for a desolation and an astonishment, "" And have cut off from it him who is passing over and him who is returning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have given mount Seir for a desolation and an astonishment, And have cut off from it him who is passing over and him who is returning,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I gave mount Seir for a desolation, and desolation, and I cut off from it him passing through and him turning back.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will make mount Seir waste and desolate: and I will take away from it him that goeth and him that returneth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will make mount Seir desolate and deserted. And I will take away from it the one who departs and the one who returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and cut off from it anyone who travels across it and back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation; and I will cut off from it all who come and go.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will make mount Seir waste and desolate, and destroy from it him that goes out and him that comes in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall make the mountain of Seir a desolation and an astonishment, and I shall destroy from it him who passes through and him who returns<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will make mount Seir a waste, and desolate, and I will destroy from off it men and cattle:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/35-7.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=10349" 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">6</span>therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will make</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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/8077.htm" title="8077: lə·šim·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">a desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: ū·šə·mā·māh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">waste</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·hiḵ·rat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">and will cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from it</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">those who come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and go.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>I will fill its mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.…<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="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Isaiah 34:9-10</a></span><br />Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Jeremiah 49:17-18</a></span><br />“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. / As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a></span><br />Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3-4</a></span><br />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="/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="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12-13</a></span><br />But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. / I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.<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="/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="/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/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<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">Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passes out and him that returns.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Ezekiel 35:3,9</a></b></br> And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I <i>am</i> against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate… </p><p class="hdg">passeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-11.htm">Ezekiel 29:11</a></b></br> No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:6,7</a></b></br> Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, <i>and</i> a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, <i>and</i> their backslidings are increased… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5,6</a></b></br> And in those times <i>there was</i> no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations <i>were</i> upon all the inhabitants of the countries… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Comings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-15.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-4.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Goings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Returneth</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Returning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Returns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-4.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-3.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Comings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-9.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-9.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Goings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-15.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/hosea/6-4.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-14.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/hosea/12-2.htm">Returneth</a> <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Returning</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Returns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-15.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-15.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/daniel/8-27.htm">Wonder</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>I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste</b><br>Mount Seir is historically the region inhabited by the Edomites, descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother. This prophecy against Mount Seir symbolizes God's judgment against Edom for its longstanding enmity with Israel. The desolation signifies complete destruction, reflecting the divine retribution for Edom's actions. The imagery of desolation is consistent with other biblical prophecies where God judges nations for their sins (<a href="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Isaiah 34:9-11</a>). The desolation of Mount Seir serves as a warning to all nations about the consequences of opposing God's chosen people.<p><b>and will cut off from it those who come and go</b><br>This phrase indicates the cessation of all activity and life in the region, emphasizing the totality of the judgment. The cutting off of those who "come and go" suggests the end of trade, travel, and communication, which were vital for the survival and prosperity of ancient cities. This reflects the broader biblical theme of divine judgment leading to isolation and ruin, as seen in the fall of other cities like Babylon (<a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a>). The phrase also underscores the finality of God's judgment, leaving no room for recovery or restoration, which is a common motif in prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_seir.htm">Mount Seir</a></b><br>A mountainous region inhabited by the Edomites, descendants of Esau. It symbolizes the nation of Edom, which had a long-standing enmity with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/edomites.htm">Edomites</a></b><br>The people descended from Esau, Jacob's brother. Historically, they were often in conflict with the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_ezekiel.htm">Prophet Ezekiel</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament who conveyed God's messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a></b><br>The state of being deserted and empty, which God declares will befall Mount Seir as a judgment for its hostility towards Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The divine retribution that God promises to execute on Mount Seir for its actions against His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is sovereign and just in His judgments. The desolation of Mount Seir serves as a reminder that God will hold nations accountable for their actions against His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_enmity.htm">The Consequences of Enmity</a></b><br>Harboring enmity and acting against God's chosen people leads to severe consequences. This serves as a warning against harboring hatred and acting unjustly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_promises.htm">The Certainty of God's Promises</a></b><br>God's declarations, whether of blessing or judgment, are certain and will come to pass. Believers can trust in the fulfillment of God's word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reconciliation.htm">The Importance of Reconciliation</a></b><br>The historical enmity between Edom and Israel highlights the need for reconciliation and peace. Believers are called to seek peace and reconciliation in their relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_own_actions.htm">Reflecting on Our Own Actions</a></b><br>Just as Edom faced judgment for its actions, individuals should reflect on their own lives and ensure they are living in accordance with God's will.<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/how_do_edomites_exist_post-ezekiel_35_7-9.htm">How can we reconcile the prophecy of total destruction in Ezekiel 35:7–9 with any evidence that Edomites or their descendants continued to exist? </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_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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_archaeology_confirm_mt._seir's_ruin.htm">In Ezekiel 35:3-4, can archaeological evidence confirm the eternal desolation of Mount Seir as prophesied?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Him that passeth out</span>.--The cutting off of the traveller is a striking feature in the doom of Edom, for her nomadic tribes had been the great carriers between India and the East and Egypt, and she had grown rich by this commerce. The fierceness of the few tribes now wandering over the land make even the occasional visit of the curious traveller a matter of difficulty and danger.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thus will I make Mount Seir most desolate</span>; literally, <span class="accented">desolation and a</span> desolation (<span class="hebrew">שְׁמֲמָּה וּשְׁמָמָה</span>); or, as in the Revised Version, <span class="accented">an astonishment and a desolation</span>; changing <span class="hebrew">שְׁמֲמַה</span> into <span class="hebrew">מְשַׁמָּה</span>, for which, however, there is no sufficient warrant. <span class="cmt_word">And I will out off... him that passeth out</span> (or, <span class="accented">through</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>and him that returneth</span>. No more should traders or travelers pass through the land of Edom or go to and return from it (cf. <a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Ezekiel 33:28</a>; <a href="/zechariah/7.htm">Zechariah 7</a>:15; 9:8, 10). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/35-7.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">I will make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָֽתַתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</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">שֵׂעִ֔יר</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">a desolate</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשִֽׁמְמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Devastation, astonishment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waste</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁמָמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·mā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Devastation, astonishment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and will cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiḵ·rat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from it</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֖נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who come</span><br /><span class="heb">וָשָֽׁב׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and go.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹבֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/35-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 35:7 Thus will I make Mount Seir (Ezek. 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