Ezekiel 35:10 Meaning
Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:
Context Explained
8And 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.
9I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
10Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:
11Therefore, 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.
12And 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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
James 4:2
James discusses the consequences of coveting and not having, echoing the greed in this verse.
Luke 12:15
Jesus warns against all kinds of greed, aligning with the theme of wrongful possession.
1 John 2:15-16
John cautions against loving the world and its desires, reflecting the dangers of covetousness.
Source: Ezekiel 35:10