Ezekiel 35:5 meaning and explanation

Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,

Ezekiel 35:5, Berean Standard Bible

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God speaks through Ezekiel against Mount Seir, that is, Edom, the land southeast of Judah. Verse 5 gives the charge behind the coming judgment: Edom held an ancient hatred and handed the Israelites over to the sword when disaster and punishment reached their climax, likely the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

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