“Says Yahweh God!
‘Therefore,
As I live,
I will deal
With you
According to the anger,
According to the envy
That you showed
Because of your hatred
Against them.
I will make myself
Known among you,
When I judge you.
You shall know
That I,
Yahweh,
Have heard
All the abusive speech
That you uttered
Against the mountains
Of Israel.
Saying.
‘They are laid desolate.
They are given us
To devour.’
You magnified yourselves
Against me
With your mouth.
You multiplied
Your words
Against me.
I heard it.”
Yahweh God, via Ezekiel, said that he was going to deal with Edom, Mount Seir. The Edomites, with their anger and envy. had showed their hatred against Israel. Now Yahweh was going to judge the Edomites. They would soon learn who Yahweh was. He had heard all their abusive speech against the mountains of Israel. They had said that Israel was desolate and ready to be devoured. They magnified themselves against Yahweh with their mouths. They multiplied their words against Yahweh, but he had heard them.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 