Ezekiel 35 · Verse 12

Ezekiel 35:12

And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.
Ezekiel 35:12, King James Version

Ezekiel 35:12 in other translations

BSBThen you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’
WEBYou will know that I, the LORD, have heard all your insults which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, ‘They have been laid desolate. They have been given to us to devour.’
ASVAnd thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, have heard all thy revilings which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.
YLTAnd thou hast known that I--Jehovah, I have heard all thy despisings that thou hast spoken Against mountains of Israel, saying: A desolation, to us they were given for food.
DARBYAnd thou shalt know that I Jehovah have heard all thy reproaches, which thou hast uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.
BBEAnd you will see that I the Lord have had knowledge of all the bitter things which you have said against the mountains of Israel, saying, They have been made waste, they are given to us to take for our heritage.
WebsterAnd thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.

What does Ezekiel 35:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 35:12-13
12-13. blasphemies ... against ... Israel ... against me--God regards what is done against His people as done against Himself (Mt 25:45; Ac 9:2, 4, 5). Edom implied, if he did not express it, in his taunts against Israel, that God had not sufficient power to protect His people. A type of the spirit of all the foes of God and His people (1Sa 2:3; Re 13:6).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume - They exulted in seeing Judea overrun; and they rejoiced in the prospect of completing the ruin, when the Chaldeans had withdrawn from the land.

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…

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Ezekiel 35:12 in the original Hebrew

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וְֽיָדַעְתָּ֮ve.ya.da'.Taand you will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3068
שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי\׀sha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
נָאָֽצוֹתֶ֗יךָna.'a.tzo.Tei.khainsults yourH5007
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָמַ֛רְתָּ'a.Mar.tayou have saidH559
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָרֵ֥יha.Rei[the] mountains ofH2022
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לֵאמֹ֣ר\׀le.Mor<to> sayingH559
שָׁמֵ֑מוּsha.Me.muthey have been desolatedH8074
לָ֥נוּLa.nuto us
נִתְּנ֖וּni.te.Nuthey have been givenH5414
לְאָכְלָֽה\׃le.'okh.Lahfor devouringH402

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 35:12

  • 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 83:12

    Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

  • Jeremiah 50:7

    All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.

  • Ezekiel 6:7

    And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 35:9

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

  • Psalms 94:9-10

    He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And thou.
9; 6:7
I have heard.
Ps 94:9,10
they are given.
36:2; Ps 83:12
consume. Heb. devour.
10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 35:12

    And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.

  • Ezekiel 35:13

    Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.

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Ezekiel 35:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sabrás que yo Jehová he oído todas tus injurias que proferiste contra los montes de Israel, diciendo: Destruídos son, nos son dados á devorar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu sauras que moi, l’ Éternel, j’ai entendu tous tes outrages que tu as proférés contre les montagnes d’Israël, disant: Elles sont désolées, elles nous sont données pour les dévorer.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du wirst wissen, daß ich, Jehova, alle deine Schmähungen gehört habe, welche du gegen die Berge Israels ausgesprochen hast, indem du sagtest: Sie sind verwüstet uns sind sie zur Speise gegeben!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et scies quia ego Dominus audivi universa opprobria tua quæ locutus es de montibus Israël, dicens: Deserti nobis ad devorandum dati sunt.