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11 therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will deal with you according to your anger and your envy, by which you acted spitefully against them. I will reveal myself to them when I judge you. 12 Then you will know that I, the Lord, have heard all the insults you spoke against the mountains of Israel, saying, “They are desolate; they have been given to us for food.” 13 You exalted yourselves against me with your speech[a] and hurled many insults against me[b]—I have heard them all!

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 35:13 tn Heb “your mouth.”
  2. Ezekiel 35:13 tn Heb “and you multiplied against me your words.” The Hebrew verb occurs only here and in Prov 27:6, where it refers to the “excessive” kisses of an enemy. The basic idea of the verb appears to be “to be abundant.” Here it occurs in the causative (Hiphil) stem.

11 therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will treat you in accordance with the anger(A) and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.(B) 12 Then you will know that I the Lord have heard all the contemptible things you have said against the mountains of Israel. You said, “They have been laid waste and have been given over to us to devour.(C) 13 You boasted(D) against me and spoke against me without restraint, and I heard it.(E)

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