Ezekiel 35:11

therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will treat you according to the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred against them, and I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Yahweh speaks through Ezekiel to Edom, condemning their claim to possess Israel’s land after its desolation. The declaration occurs at the moment Edom boasts of taking over the two nations and countries.

The words — חַי־אָ֗נִי (chai-ani) literally means “as I live,” functioning as a divine oath formula. נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה (ne'um-Adonai Yahweh) translates to “the utterance of the Lord Yahweh,” marking the statement as authoritative divine speech.

The thread — This pattern of judgment reflecting human hostility runs through Psalm 9:16, where Yahweh is known by the justice He brings, and Matthew 7:2, which records the principle that the same judgment used against others will be applied to the judge.

Why it lands — The text states that God will treat Edom exactly according to the anger and jealousy shown against Israel, and will make Himself known among them during judgment. It requires the reader to accept that divine action will visibly confirm God’s sovereignty when He executes justice.

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The Hebrew words

לָכֵ֣ןla./Khen<to>/ therefore חַי־chai-[by] [the] life אָ֗נִי'A.niof me נְאֻם֮ne.'Um[the] utterance of אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord יְהוִה֒Yah.wehYahweh וְעָשִׂ֗יתִיve./'a.Si.tiand/ I will act כְּאַפְּךָ֙ke./'a.pe./Khaaccording to/ anger/ your וּכְקִנְאָ֣תְךָ֔u./khe./kin.'A.te./khaand/ according to/ jealousy/ your אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich עָשִׂ֔יתָה'a.Si.tahyou did מִשִּׂנְאָתֶ֖יךָmi./sin.'a.Tei./khafrom/ hatred<s>/ yourבָּ֑םBa/mwith/ themוְנוֹדַ֥עְתִּיve./no.Da'.tiand/ I will make myself knownבָ֖םva/mamong/ themכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka./'a.Sher<just>/ when אֶשְׁפְּטֶֽךָ׃'esh.pe.Te./khaI will judge/ you

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Psalms 9:16 The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Psalms 73:17 until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
Psalms 137:7 Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
Amos 1:11 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.
Ezekiel 25:14 I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’
James 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.