Ezekiel 35 · Verse 10

Ezekiel 35:10

Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the Lord was there:
Ezekiel 35:10, King James Version

Ezekiel 35:10 in other translations

BSBBecause you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there,
WEB“‘“Because you have said, ‘These two nations and these two countries will be mine, and we will possess it,’ although the LORD was there,
ASVBecause thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas Jehovah was there:
YLTBecause of thy saying: The two nations and the two lands are mine, and we have possessed it, And Jehovah hath been there;
DARBYBecause thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it, whereas Jehovah was there:
BBEBecause you have said, The two nations and the two countries are to be mine, and we will take them for our heritage; though the Lord was there:
WebsterBecause thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:

What does Ezekiel 35:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. So far from being allowed to enter on Israel's vacated inheritance, as Edom hoped (Eze 36:5; Psa 83:4, 12; Ob 13), it shall be that he shall be deprived of his own; and whereas Israel's humiliation was temporary, Edom's shall be perpetual. Lord was there--(Eze 48:35; Psa 48:1, 3; 132:13, 14). Jehovah claimed Judea as His own, even when the Chaldeans had overthrown the state; they could not remove Him, as they did the idols of heathen lands. The broken sentences express the excited feelings of the prophet at Edom's wicked presumption. The transition from the "two nations and two countries" to "it" marks that the two are regarded as one whole. The last clause, "and Jehovah was there," bursts in, like a flash of lightning, reproving the wicked presumption of Edom's thought.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 These two nations - Israel and Judah. The Idumeans thought of conquering and possessing both; and they would have succeeded, but only the Lord was there; and this spoiled their projects, and blasted their hopes.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 35:10-15
When we see the vanity of the world in the disappointments, losses, and crosses, which others meet with, instead of showing ourselves greedy of worldly things, we should sit more loose to them. In the multitude of words, not one is unknown to God; not the most idle word; and the most daring is not above his rebuke. In the destruction of the enemies of the church, God designs his own glory; and we may be sure that he will not come short of his design. And when the fulness of the Jews and Gentiles shall come into the church, all antichristian opposers shall be destroyed.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 35:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יַ֣עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282
אֲ֠מָרְךָ'A.ma.re.khasaying youH559
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁנֵ֨יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
הַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שְׁתֵּ֧יshe.Tei[the] twoH8147
הָאֲרָצ֛וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776
לִ֥יlito me
תִהְיֶ֖ינָהtih.Yei.nahthey will belongH1961
וִֽירַשְׁנ֑וּהָvi.rash.Nu.haand we will take possession of itH3423
וַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
שָׁ֥םshamthereH8033
הָיָֽה\׃ha.Yahhe wasH1961

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 35:10

  • Ezekiel 36:5

    Therefore thus saith 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 48:35

    It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.

  • Psalms 83:4-12

    They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; …

  • Ezekiel 36:2

    Thus saith the Lord God; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

  • Psalms 48:1-3

    A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

  • Obadiah 1:13

    Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

  • Psalms 132:13-14

    For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  • Isaiah 12:6

    Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  • Zephaniah 3:15

    The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

  • Zechariah 2:5

    For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

  • Isaiah 31:9

    And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 49:1

    Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou hast.
36:5; Ps 83:4-12; Jer 49:1; Ob 1:13
whereas. or, though.
48:35; Ps 48:1-3; 76:1; 132:13,14; Isa 12:6; 31:9; Zep 3:15; Zec 2:5

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Context

  • Ezekiel 35:9

    I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 35:10

    Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the Lord was there:

  • Ezekiel 35:11

    Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.

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Ezekiel 35:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por cuanto dijiste: Las dos naciones y las dos tierras serán mías, y las poseeremos, estando allí Jehová;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Parce que tu as dit: Les deux nations et les deux pays seront à moi, et nous les posséderons; – et l’ Éternel y était;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Weil du sprachst: Die beiden Nationen und die beiden Länder sollen mein sein, und wir werden es in Besitz nehmen, da doch Jehova daselbst war:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Eo quod dixeris: Duæ gentes et duæ terræ meæ erunt, et hæreditate possidebo eas, cum Dominus esset ibi: