Reference

Ezekiel 35:11

Therefore, 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.
9

I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

10

Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the Lord was there:

11

Therefore, 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.

12

And 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.

13

Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Punishment Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Literal Fulfillment
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Punishment Language

The verse describes God's actions as a mirroring of the subject's anger and envy, which could be interpreted as a form of reciprocal justice rather than solely punitive language.

Literal Fulfillment

The verse describes God's actions in response to human emotions ("anger," "envy," "hatred") and uses metaphorical language ("as I live," "make myself known"), which could be interpreted as symbolic of divine justice rather than a strictly literal, physical event.