In chapter 35 God decides
the controversy between Edom and Israel, and condemns
Mount Seir to perpetual desolation, because of the
inveterate hatred of that people to Israel; and instead
of delivering up Israel to Edom in the day that He
chastises His people, it is Edom that shall bear the
punishment of this hatred, when the whole earth shall
rejoice. When God chastises His people, the world thinks
to possess everything; whereas that chastisement is but
the precursor of the world's judgment.
Ezekiel 35 Bible Commentary
John Darby’s Synopsis
In chapter 35 God decides the controversy between Edom and Israel, and condemns Mount Seir to perpetual desolation, because of the inveterate hatred of that people to Israel; and instead of delivering up Israel to Edom in the day that He chastises His people, it is Edom that shall bear the punishment of this hatred, when the whole earth shall rejoice. When God chastises His people, the world thinks to possess everything; whereas that chastisement is but the precursor of the world's judgment.