Judgment on Mount Seir

Ezekiel 35

The Lord pronounces judgment against Mount Seir, that is Edom, for its long-standing hatred and violence toward Israel and for claiming Israel's land as its own, declaring that it will become a perpetual desolation.

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The Septuagint (LXX) in Greek, with Charles Thomson’s 1808 and Sir Lancelot Brenton’s 1851 English translations, set beside the King James Version and the Jewish Masoretic text (JPS 1917) where they align, so you can compare the Greek and the Hebrew. All public domain; choose which to show with the controls above.

Thomson 1808Septuagint

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KJV 1769Masoretic

JPS 1917Masoretic

ThomsonAGAIN a word of the Lord came to me, saying,

BrentonAnd the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

GreekΚαὶ ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου πρὸς μὲ, λέγων,

KJVMoreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

JPSMoreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

ThomsonSon of man, set thy face against the mountain of Seir, and prophesy against it and say to it,

BrentonSon of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

Greekυἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, ἐπίστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπʼ ὄρος Σηεὶρ, καὶ προφήτευσον εἰς αὐτὸ,

KJVSon of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

JPS’Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

ThomsonThus saith the Lord God: Behold I am against thee, mountain of Seir; and I will stretch forth My hand against thee, and make thee a desert and thou shalt be desolate.

Brentonand say to it, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against thee, and will make thee a waste, and thou shalt be made desolate.

Greekκαὶ εἰπὸν αὐτῷ, Τάδε λέγει Κύριος Κύριος, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπὶ σὲ ὄρος Σηεὶρ, καὶ ἐκτενῶ τὴν χεῖρά μου ἐπὶ σὲ, καὶ δώσω σε εἰς ἔρημον, καὶ ἐρημωθήσῃ,

KJVAnd say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.

JPSand say unto it: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O mount Seir, and I will stretch out My hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.

ThomsonAnd I will make a devastation among thy cities, and thou shalt be a desert and shalt know that I am the Lord.

BrentonAnd I will cause desolation in thy cities, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

Greekκαὶ ταῖς πόλεσί σου ἐρημίαν ποιήσω, καὶ σὺ ἔρημος ἔσῃ, καὶ γνώσῃ ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος.

KJVI will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

JPSI will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

ThomsonBecause thou hast been a perpetual enemy and didst deceitfully lie in wait for the house of Israel—hast been a sword in the hand of enemies in the time of revolt, in their last extremity;

BrentonBecause thou hast been a perpetual enemy, and hast laid wait craftily for the house of Israel, with the hand of enemies with a sword, in the time of injustice, at the last:

GreekἈντὶ τοῦ γενέσθαι σε ἐχθρὰν αἰωνίαν, καὶ ἐνεκάθισας τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰσραὴλ δόλῳ, ἐν χειρὶ ἐχθρῶν μαχαίρᾳ ἐν καιρῷ ἀδικίας, ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων.

KJVBecause thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:

JPSBecause thou hast had a hatred of old, and hast hurled the children of Israel unto the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;

Thomsontherefore as I live, saith the Lord God: As thou hast sinned unto blood, so blood shall pursue thee.

BrentonTherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, verily thou hast sinned even to blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee.

GreekΔιατοῦτο ζῶ ἐγὼ, λέγει Κύριος Κύριος, εἰ μὴν εἰς αἷμα ἥμαρτες, καὶ αἷμα διώξεταί σε.

KJVTherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.

JPStherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee; surely thou hast hated thine own blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee.

ThomsonAnd I will make the mountain of Seir an entire desert; and I will destroy from it men and cattle,

BrentonAnd I will make mount Seir a waste, and desolate, and I will destroy from off it men and cattle:

GreekΚαὶ δώσω ὄρος Σηεὶρ εἰς ἔρημον, καὶ ἠρημωμένον, καὶ ἀπολῶ ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ ἀνθρώπους καὶ κτήνη,

KJVThus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.

JPSThus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth.

Thomsonand fill with the wounded thy hills and thy valleys: and in all thy plains, the victims of the sword shall fall in thee.

Brentonand I will fill thy hills and thy valleys with slain men, and in all thy plains there shall fall in thee men slain with the sword.

Greekκαὶ ἐμπλήσω τῶν τραυματιῶν βουνούς σου καὶ τὰς φάραγγάς σου, καὶ ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς πεδίοις σου τετραυματισμένοι μαχαίρᾳ πεσοῦνται ἐν σοί.

KJVAnd I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword.

JPSAnd I will fill his mountains with his slain; in thy hills and in thy valleys and in all thy streams shall they fall that are slain with the sword.

ThomsonI will make thee a perpetual desolation, and thy cities shall no more be inhabited, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

BrentonI will make thee a perpetual desolation, and thy cities shall not be inhabited any more: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

GreekἘρημίαν αἰώνιον θήσομαί σε, καὶ αἱ πόλεις σου οὐ μὴ κατοικηθῶσιν ἔτι, καὶ γνώσῃ ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος.

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

JPSI will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

ThomsonBecause thou saidst, The two nations and the two countries shall be mine, and I will possess them, though the Lord is there.

BrentonBecause thou saidst, The two nations and the two countries shall be mine, and I shall inherit them; whereas the Lord is there:

GreekΔιὰ τὸ εἰπεῖν σε, τὰ δύο ἔθνη, καὶ αἱ δύο χῶραι ἐμαὶ ἔσονται, καὶ κληρονομήσω αὐτὰς, καὶ Κύριος ἐκεῖ ἐστι·

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

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

ThomsonTherefore, as I live saith the Lord, I will deal with thee according to thine enmity, and be made known to thee, when I judge thee;

Brentontherefore, as I live, saith the Lord, I will even deal with thee according to thine enmity, and I will be made known to thee when I shall judge thee:

GreekΔιατοῦτο ζῶ ἐγὼ, λέγει Κύριος, καὶ ποιήσω σοι κατὰ τὴν ἔχθραν σου, καὶ γνωσθήσομαί σοι ἡνίκα ἂν κρινῶ σε,

KJVTherefore, 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.

JPStherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will 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 shall judge thee.

Thomsonand thou shalt know that I am the Lord. I have heard the sound of thy revilings; because thou saidst, The waste mountains of Israel are given us to be devoured,

Brentonand thou shalt know that I am the Lord. I have heard the voice of thy blasphemies, whereas thou hast said, The desert mountains of Israel are given to us for food;

Greekκαὶ γνώσῃ ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος· ἤκουσα τῆς φωνῆς τῶν βλασφημιῶν σου, ὅτι εἶπας, τὰ ὄρη Ἰσραὴλ ἔρημα ἡμῖν δέδοται εἰς κατάβρωμα,

KJVAnd 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.

JPSAnd thou shalt know that I the LORD have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying: They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.

Thomsonand didst utter swelling words against me with thy mouth. I heard them;

Brentonand thou hast spoken swelling words against me with thy mouth: I have heard them.

Greekκαὶ ἐμεγαλοῤῥημόνησας ἐπʼ ἐμὲ τῷ στόματί σου, ἐγὼ ἤκουσα.

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

JPSAnd ye have magnified yourselves against Me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against Me; I have heard it.

Thomsontherefore thus saith the Lord: To the joy of the whole land I will make thee a desert.

BrentonThus saith the Lord; When all the earth is rejoicing, I will make thee desert.

GreekΤάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἐν τῇ εὐφροσύνῃ πάσης τῆς γῆς ἔρημον ποιήσω σε.

KJVThus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.

JPSThus saith the Lord GOD: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.

ThomsonThou mountain of Seir shalt be a desert; and all Idumea shall be destroyed; and thou shalt know that I the Lord am their God.

BrentonThou shalt be desert, O mount Seir, and all Idumea; and it shall be utterly consumed: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord their God.

GreekἜρημον ἔσῃ ὄρος Σηεὶρ, καὶ πᾶσα ἡ Ἰδουμαία, καὶ ἐξαναλωθήσεται, καὶ γνώσῃ ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς αὐτῶν.

KJVAs 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.

JPSAs thou didst rejoice over 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 Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am the LORD.