Ezekiel Chapter 35
Ayo, the Lord hit me up, saying,
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
"Yo, point your attention to mount Seir and let 'em know what's good,"
Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
"Tell 'em, the Lord God ain’t vibing with you; I’m about to make it all barren and sus."
And 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. {most...: Heb. desolation and desolation}
"I’m about to demolish your cities; they’ll be left in shambles, and then you’ll recognize I’m the Lord."
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I {am} the LORD.
"You’ve been clinging to that hate forever, spilling the blood of Israel’s youth when things got tough, no cap."
Because 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: {perpetual...: or, hatred of old} {shed...: Heb. poured out the children} {force: Heb. hands}
"So, as I’m alive, the Lord God declares, I’m gonna set you up for bloodshed, and it’s gonna haunt you since you’re not about that life."
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.
"I’ll make mount Seir completely desolate and cut off anyone trying to escape or return."
Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth. {most...: Heb. desolation and desolation}
"I’ll fill your mountains with the fallen; in your hills, valleys, and rivers, they’ll drop like flies."
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.
"I’ll bring you endless emptiness, and your cities won’t recover: you’ll know I’m the Lord."
I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD.
"You claimed these two nations and lands as yours, but the Lord was there, fr."
Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there: {whereas...: or, though the LORD was there}
"So, as I’m alive, the Lord God declares, I’ll match your rage and jealousy from your hate, and I’ll show up among them after I’ve judged you."
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.
"You’ll realize I’m the Lord, and I’ve heard all your slander against the mountains of Israel, saying they’re all ruined and up for grabs."
And 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. {to consume: Heb. to devour}
"You’ve been talking smack against me, throwing shade; I’ve caught every word."
Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard {them}. {boasted: Heb. magnified}
"The Lord God says, while the whole earth is vibing, I’ll make you desolate."
Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
"Just like you celebrated Israel’s downfall, I’m gonna do the same to you: mount Seir and all Idumea will be empty, and they’ll know I’m the Lord."
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.