预言审判外族人

25 耶和华对我说: “人子啊,你要面向亚扪人,说预言斥责他们, 告诉他们要听主耶和华的话。主耶和华说,‘当我的圣所被亵渎,以色列变得荒凉,犹大人被掳的时候,你们竟然哈哈而乐。 所以我要使东方人侵占你们的地方。他们必在你们的土地上安营扎寨,吃你们出产的果子,喝你们牛羊的奶。 我要使拉巴成为骆驼的草场,使亚扪人的土地变成羊群歇息之处,这样你们便知道我是耶和华。

“主耶和华说,‘你们看到以色列的灾祸,便幸灾乐祸,手舞足蹈。 因此,我要伸手攻击你们,使你们成为各国的俘虏。我必从万民中铲除你们,从万国中消灭你们,使你们灭绝。这样,你们就知道我是耶和华。’

斥责摩押

“耶和华说,‘摩押和西珥嘲笑犹大与其他各国没有两样。 所以我要攻陷摩押边界的城邑,就是那地方引以为荣的伯·耶西末、巴力·免和基列亭。 10 我要将它和亚扪人一起交给东方人统治,使亚扪人从此被列国遗忘。 11 我必审判摩押人,这样他们就知道我是耶和华。’

斥责以东

12 “耶和华说,‘因为以东报复犹大,犯了大罪。 13 所以,我要伸手攻击以东,铲除那里的人和牲畜,使地荒废,从提幔直到底但的以东人要倒在刀下。 14 我要借我以色列子民的手向以东报仇。以色列人会照我的烈怒惩罚他们。那时,他们就会尝到我报应他们的滋味,这是主耶和华说的。’

斥责非利士

15 “主耶和华说,‘非利士人心存仇恨,为了报世仇要毁灭犹大, 16 所以我必伸手攻击他们,铲除基利提人,毁灭沿海残余的人。 17 我要报应他们,发烈怒惩罚他们。我报应他们的时候,他们就知道我是耶和华。’”

Profecia contra Amom

25 O Senhor me disse o seguinte:

— Homem mortal, agora fale contra o país de Amom. Diga que deem atenção a isto que eu, o Senhor Deus, estou dizendo: “Vocês ficaram contentes quando viram o meu Templo profanado, quando viram a terra de Israel arrasada e o povo de Judá ser levado para o cativeiro. Por isso, vou deixar que as tribos do deserto oriental conquistem vocês. Esses povos montarão os seus acampamentos no país de vocês e ficarão morando aí. Eles comerão as frutas e beberão o leite que eram de vocês. Transformarei a cidade de Rabá num curral de camelos e toda a terra de Amom num curral de ovelhas, e assim vocês ficarão sabendo que eu sou o Senhor.”

— O que o Senhor Deus está dizendo é isto: “Vocês, amonitas, bateram palmas e pularam de alegria. Vocês desprezaram a terra de Israel. Por isso, eu os entregarei a outras nações para que elas roubem o que vocês têm. Eu os destruirei completamente, de modo que não serão mais uma nação, nem terão mais um país de vocês mesmos. Aí vocês ficarão sabendo que eu sou o Senhor.”

Profecia contra Moabe

O Senhor Deus disse:

— Moabe disse que Judá é como todas as outras nações, e por isso deixarei que as cidades que defendem a fronteira de Moabe sejam atacadas. Entre elas, estarão as mais importantes: Bete-Jesimote, Baal-Meom e Quiriataim. 10 Deixarei que as tribos do deserto oriental conquistem Moabe, juntamente com Amom, e assim Moabe não será mais uma nação. 11 Castigarei Moabe, e os moabitas ficarão sabendo que eu sou o Senhor.

Profecia contra Edom

12 O Senhor Deus disse:

— O povo de Edom foi cruel na vingança contra Judá, e essa vingança fez com que a culpa de Edom aumentasse muito. 13 Agora, anuncio que castigarei Edom e matarei ali todos os homens e animais. O povo será morto na batalha, e eu farei Edom virar um deserto, desde a cidade de Temã até Dedã. 14 Por meio do meu povo de Israel, eu me vingarei de Edom; ele fará Edom sentir a fúria da minha ira. Os edomitas saberão o que é sofrer a minha vingança. Eu, o Senhor Deus, falei.

Profecia contra a Filisteia

15 O Senhor Deus disse:

— Os filisteus foram cruéis na vingança contra os seus antigos inimigos e os destruíram com ódio. 16 Agora, eu estou anunciando que atacarei os filisteus e os queretitas e acabarei com eles. Destruirei todos aqueles que forem deixados vivos na planície da Filisteia. 17 Eu os castigarei duramente, e a minha vingança será completa. Aí ficarão sabendo que eu sou o Senhor.

A Prophecy Against Ammon

25 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face against(A) the Ammonites(B) and prophesy against them.(C) Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you said “Aha!(D)” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated(E) and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile,(F) therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East(G) as a possession. They will set up their camps(H) and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.(I) I will turn Rabbah(J) into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep.(K) Then you will know that I am the Lord. For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands(L) and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,(M) therefore I will stretch out my hand(N) against you and give you as plunder(O) to the nations. I will wipe you out from among the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy(P) you, and you will know that I am the Lord.(Q)’”

A Prophecy Against Moab

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Moab(R) and Seir(S) said, “Look, Judah has become like all the other nations,” therefore I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning at its frontier towns—Beth Jeshimoth(T), Baal Meon(U) and Kiriathaim(V)—the glory of that land. 10 I will give Moab along with the Ammonites to the people of the East as a possession, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered(W) among the nations; 11 and I will inflict punishment on Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”(X)

A Prophecy Against Edom

12 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom(Y) took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so, 13 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand(Z) against Edom and kill both man and beast.(AA) I will lay it waste, and from Teman(AB) to Dedan(AC) they will fall by the sword.(AD) 14 I will take vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom in accordance with my anger(AE) and my wrath; they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”(AF)

A Prophecy Against Philistia

15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because the Philistines(AG) acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice(AH) in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah, 16 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines,(AI) and I will wipe out the Kerethites(AJ) and destroy those remaining along the coast.(AK) 17 I will carry out great vengeance(AL) on them and punish(AM) them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the Lord,(AN) when I take vengeance on them.(AO)’”

Proclamation Against Ammon

25 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, (A)set your face (B)against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them. Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God: (C)“Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity, indeed, therefore, I will deliver you as a possession to the [a]men of the East, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. And I will make (D)Rabbah (E)a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. (F)Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”

‘For thus says the Lord God: “Because you (G)clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and (H)rejoiced in heart with all your disdain for the land of Israel, indeed, therefore, I will (I)stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations; I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish from the countries; I will destroy you, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

Proclamation Against Moab

‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because (J)Moab and (K)Seir say, ‘Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,’ therefore, behold, I will clear the territory of Moab of cities, of the cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and (L)Kirjathaim. 10 (M)To the men of the East I will give it as a possession, together with the Ammonites, that the Ammonites (N)may not be remembered among the nations. 11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab, and they shall know that I am the Lord.”

Proclamation Against Edom

12 ‘Thus says the Lord God: (O)“Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them,” 13 therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; [b]Dedan shall fall by the sword. 14 (P)I will lay My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, that they may do in Edom according to My anger and according to My fury; and they shall know My vengeance,” says the Lord God.

Proclamation Against Philistia

15 ‘Thus says the Lord God: (Q)“Because (R)the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with [c]a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the [d]old hatred,” 16 therefore thus says the Lord God: (S)“I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the (T)Cherethites (U)and destroy the remnant of the seacoast. 17 I will (V)execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; (W)and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I lay My vengeance upon them.” ’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 25:4 Lit. sons
  2. Ezekiel 25:13 Or even to Dedan they shall fall
  3. Ezekiel 25:15 Lit. spite in soul
  4. Ezekiel 25:15 Or perpetual