Ezekiel 25

Berean Standard Bible

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The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, instructing him to prophesy against the Ammonites for rejoicing over the profaning of the sanctuary, the devastation of Israel, and the exile of Judah. Consequently, God declared He would give Ammon as a possession to the people of the East, turning Rabbah into a camel pasture and Ammon into a sheepfold. Next, God announced judgments against Moab and Seir because they equated the house of Judah with other nations, promising to expose Moab's flank and deliver it alongside the Ammonites to the people of the East. Furthermore, God stated He would stretch out His hand against Edom, cutting off man and beast and making it a wasteland from Teman to Dedan through the hand of His people Israel. Finally, because the Philistines acted with malice and ancient hostility to destroy Judah, God declared He would stretch out His hand against them, destroy the Cherethites and the coastal remnant, and execute great vengeance upon them.

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¹Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ²“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. ³Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile, ⁴therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk. ⁵I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ⁶For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt, ⁷therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’ ⁸This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” ⁹therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. ¹⁰I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ¹¹So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’ ¹²This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, ¹³therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. ¹⁴I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ ¹⁵This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility, ¹⁶therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. ¹⁷I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”

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