Ezekiel 35:14
Thus saith the Lord God; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
Ezekiel 35:14 in other translations
| BSB | This is what the Lord GOD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate. |
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| WEB | The Lord GOD says: “When the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate. |
| ASV | Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. |
| YLT | Thus said the Lord Jehovah: According to the rejoicing of the whole land, A desolation I make of thee. |
| DARBY | Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee a desolation. |
| BBE | This is what the Lord has said: Because you were glad over my land when it was a waste, so will I do to you: |
| Webster | Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. |
What does Ezekiel 35:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
Ezekiel 35:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 35:14
- Jeremiah 51:48
Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the Lord.
- Isaiah 14:7-8
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
- Isaiah 65:13-15
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
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Context
- Ezekiel 35:13
Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.
- Ezekiel 35:14
Thus saith the Lord God; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
- Ezekiel 35:15
As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 35:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Alegrándose toda la tierra, yo te haré soledad. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Quand toute la terre se réjouira, je te réduirai en désolation. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Wenn die ganze Erde sich freut, werde ich dir Verwüstung bereiten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Lætante universa terra, in solitudinem te redigam: |