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Because you have had a perpetual enmity, and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;
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The Danger of Perpetual Hatred
Commentators explain that Edom's sin wasn't a recent disagreement but a "perpetual hatred." They trace this deep-seated animosity back to the rivalry between their ancestors, Jacob and Esau. This serves as a powerful warning about the destructive nature of unforgiveness and long-held grudges, which can fester for generations and lead to terrible actions.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shed blood — Omit “blood.” The marginal reading is better, that is, you have given up the children of Israel to the sword; you have scattere…
19th Century
Anglican
Perpetual hatred.— Enmity towards Israel is also imputed to the Ammonites, Moabites, and Philistines in Ezekiel 25; but that of Ed…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Because you have had a perpetual hatred There was an old grudge and enmity subsisting in the posterity of Esau again…
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All who have God against them, have the word of God against them. Those who have a constant hatred for God and his people, as the carnal mind has, …
