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Ezekiel 35:8

Judgment

6 Therefore, 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.

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

And 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.

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

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:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I will fill its mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.
KJV
And 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.
WEB
I will fill its mountains with its slain. The slain with the sword will fall in your hills and in your valleys and in all your watercourses.
ASV
And I will fill its mountains with its slain: in thy hills and in thy valleys and in all thy watercourses shall they fall that are slain with the sword.
DARBY
and I will fill his mountains with his slain. In thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy water-courses shall they fall that are slain with the sword.
BLB
And I will fill its mountains with the slain. On your hills, and in your valleys, and in all your ravines, those slain by the sword will fall in them.
ÅB
Jeg vil fylle dets fjell med dets drepte menn; på dine hauger og i dine daler og i alle dine bekker skal det falle menn som er drept ved sverd.
OTB
Jeg vil fylle dine fjell med de drepte; de som er drept med sverdet skal falle på dine høyder, i dine daler og i alle dine raviner.
B1930
Jeg vil fylle dets fjell med dets drepte menn; på dine hauger og i dine daler og i alle dine bekker skal det falle menn som er drept ved sverd.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 31:12

    And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

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  • Ezekiel 32:4–5

    Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.

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  • Ezekiel 39:4–5

    Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

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  • Isaiah 34:2–7

    For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.

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