Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
therefore, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, I will do according to your anger, and according to your envy which you have showed out of your hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I shall judge you.
Verse Takeaways
1
Justice That Fits the Crime
Commentators explain that God's judgment is not arbitrary but perfectly just. He promises to deal with Edom "according to your anger, and according to your envy." This principle of retaliation, where the punishment fits the crime, demonstrates God's righteousness. As John Gill notes, God will repay the hatred Edom showed to His people with a corresponding and just punishment.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Ezekiel
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
2
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore, as I live, says the Lord An oath, as before in (Ezekiel 35:6) : I will do accordi…
Presbyterian
When we see the vanity of the world in the disappointments, losses, and crosses that others encounter, instead of being greedy for worldly things, …
