Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. New Living Translation As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, since you show no distaste for blood, I will give you a bloodbath of your own. Your turn has come! English Standard Version therefore, as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; because you did not hate bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you. Berean Standard Bible therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you. King James Bible Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee. New King James Version therefore, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you. New American Standard Bible therefore as I live,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will certainly doom you to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you; since you have not hated bloodshed, therefore bloodshed will pursue you. NASB 1995 therefore as I live,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will give you over to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you; since you have not hated bloodshed, therefore bloodshed will pursue you. NASB 1977 therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will give you over to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you; since you have not hated bloodshed, therefore bloodshed will pursue you. Legacy Standard Bible therefore as I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “I will prepare you for bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you; you surely have not hated bloodshed, so bloodshed will pursue you. Amplified Bible therefore, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I will hand you over to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you since you have not hated bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. Christian Standard Bible therefore, as I live—this is the declaration of the Lord GOD—I will destine you for bloodshed, and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you. Holman Christian Standard Bible therefore, as I live"—this is the declaration of the Lord GOD—"I will destine you for bloodshed, and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you. American Standard Version therefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: since thou hast not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee. Contemporary English Version And so, as surely as I am the living LORD God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death. English Revised Version therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation That is why, as I live, declares the Almighty LORD, I will let you be murdered. Murderers will pursue you. Since you don't hate murdering people, murder will pursue you. Good News Translation So then--as surely as I, the Sovereign LORD, am the living God--death is your fate, and you cannot escape it. You are guilty of murder, and murder will follow you. International Standard Version therefore as I'm alive and living," declares the Lord GOD, "I'm turning you over to bloodshed, and bloodshed will certainly overtake you, since you never have hated shedding blood. That's why bloodshed will certainly pursue you. Majority Standard Bible therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you. NET Bible Therefore, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, I will subject you to bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. New Heart English Bible therefore, as I live," says the Lord GOD, "I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you: since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue you. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee to blood, and blood shall pursue thee: since thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee. World English Bible therefore, as I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I will prepare you for blood, and blood will pursue you. Since you have not hated blood, therefore blood will pursue you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTherefore, [as] I live—a declaration of Lord YHWH, "" Surely I appoint you for blood, "" And blood pursues you, "" If you have not hated blood, "" Blood also pursues you. Young's Literal Translation Therefore, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Surely for blood I do appoint thee, And blood doth pursue thee, If blood thou hast not hated, Blood also doth pursue thee. Smith's Literal Translation For this, I live, says the Lord Jehovah, for I will make thee for blood and blood shall pursue thee: since thou hatedst not blood, and blood shall pursue thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore as I live, saith the Lord God, I will deliver thee up to blood, and blood shall pursue thee: and whereas thou hast hated blood, blood shall pursue thee. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, as I live, says the Lord God, I will hand you over to blood, and blood will pursue you. Even though you have hated blood, blood will pursue you. New American Bible therefore, as I live—oracle of the Lord GOD—you are guilty of blood, and blood, I swear, shall pursue you. New Revised Standard Version therefore, as I live, says the Lord GOD, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed shall pursue you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore, as I live, says the LORD God, I will deliver you to the slaughter, and blood shall pursue you; the blood which you have hated, that very blood shall pursue you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of this, I live says, THE LORD OF LORDS. How shall I do to you? And blood shall pursue you; the blood that you hated, that blood shall pursue you OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee; surely thou hast hated thine own blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, verily thou hast sinned even to blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Prophecy Against Mount Seir…5Because 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, 6therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you. 7I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.… Cross References Obadiah 1:10-14 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ... Isaiah 34:5-8 When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ... Jeremiah 49:7-22 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ... Amos 1:11-12 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” Malachi 1:3-4 but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever. Psalm 137:7 Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!” Lamentations 4:21-22 So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins. Isaiah 63:1-6 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... Joel 3:19 Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood. Jeremiah 25:15-29 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” / So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me, ... Isaiah 41:11-12 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. Isaiah 11:14 They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. Isaiah 21:11-12 This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.” Matthew 25:31-46 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ... Romans 12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” Treasury of Scripture Therefore, as I live, said the Lord GOD, I will prepare you to blood, and blood shall pursue you: since you have not hated blood, even blood shall pursue you. I will Psalm 109:16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. Isaiah 63:2-6 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? … Obadiah 1:15 For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head. sith Psalm 109:17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. Jump to Previous Affirmation Blood Bloodshed Cause Declares Guilty Hate Hated Live Prepare Pursue Sinning Sovereign SurelyJump to Next Affirmation Blood Bloodshed Cause Declares Guilty Hate Hated Live Prepare Pursue Sinning Sovereign SurelyEzekiel 35 1. The judgment of mount Seir for their hatred of Israel, and insulting over their distresstherefore as surely as I live This phrase is a solemn oath from God, emphasizing the certainty and seriousness of His declaration. The Hebrew word for "live" (חַי, chai) is often used in oaths, underscoring God's eternal and unchanging nature. In the context of ancient Near Eastern culture, an oath by one's life was the most binding form of promise. Here, it signifies God's unwavering commitment to justice and His active role in the unfolding of His divine plan. declares the Lord GOD I will destine you for blood and bloodshed will pursue you Since you did not hate bloodshed it will pursue you Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew therefore,לָכֵ֣ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus as surely as I אָ֗נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I live, חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life declares נְאֻם֙ (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD, יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel I will give you over אֶעֶשְׂךָ֖ (’e·‘eś·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make to bloodshed לְדָ֥ם (lə·ḏām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and [it] וְדָ֣ם (wə·ḏām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed will pursue you. יִרְדֲּפֶ֑ךָ (yir·dă·p̄e·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute Since אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you did not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no hate שָׂנֵ֖אתָ (śā·nê·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8130: To hate bloodshed, דָ֛ם (ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed it וְדָ֥ם (wə·ḏām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed will pursue you. יִרְדֲּפֶֽךָ׃ (yir·dă·p̄e·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute Links Ezekiel 35:6 NIVEzekiel 35:6 NLT Ezekiel 35:6 ESV Ezekiel 35:6 NASB Ezekiel 35:6 KJV Ezekiel 35:6 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 35:6 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 35:6 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 35:6 French Bible Ezekiel 35:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 35:6 Therefore as I live says the Lord (Ezek. 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