Ezekiel 35:8

Verse

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Bible in Basic English

I will make his mountains full of those who have been put to death; in your valleys and in all your water-streams men will be falling by the sword.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I will fill his mountains with his men that are slain: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in thy torrents they shall fall that are slain with the sword.

Free Bible Version

I will fill its mountains with the dead. Those killed by the sword will fall in your hills, valleys, and all your ravines.

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

Translation for Translators

I will cause your mountains to be filled with the corpses of those who have been killed. The corpses of those who have been killed by your enemies’ swords will lie on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines.

Unlocked Literal Bible

I will fill its mountains with those who were killed; on your high hills and valleys and in all your streams those who were killed by the sword will fall.

Noah Webster Bible

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.

World English Bible

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And filled his mountains with his wounded, Thy hills, and thy valleys, and all thy streams, The pierced of the sword fall into them.

Context

A Prophecy against Mount Seir

⁷I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.⁸I 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.⁹I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Summary

Ezekiel 35:8 conveys God's righteous judgment against the nation of Edom for their malicious actions against the people of Israel. The verse serves as a reminder that God sees and responds to the mistreatment of His chosen people, holding the oppressors accountable for their deeds. It underscores the principle of reaping what one sows, as Edom faces the consequences of their hostility and violence towards Israel. This passage also reveals God's faithfulness in defending His people and executing justice on their behalf, showcasing His sovereignty over all nations.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And I will fill his mountains with his slain men,.... Not only Mount Seir, but all the rest of the mountains, in Idumea; where they shall flee for refuge, and the enemy shall pursue them, and slay them; and where their carcasses will fall in such numbers, as to cover the mountains with them; compare with this Rev 19:18, in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword: expressive of the greatness and universality of the slaughter, that it should be a general one everywhere; hence rivers and fountains are said to become blood, through the number of the slain, Rev 16:3.