Ezekiel 25:1-7
International Standard Version
A Message Condemning Ammon
25 This message came to me from the Lord: 2 “Son of Man, turn your attention[a] to the descendants of Ammon and rebuke[b] them. 3 Tell the Ammonites: ‘Listen to a message from[c] the Lord God! This is what the Lord God says: “Because you have said, ‘Aha!’[d] about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it became desolate, and about the households of Judah when they went into exile, 4 therefore you’d better look out! I’m going to turn you over to men[e] from the East, who will dominate you. You will become their property. They will set up military encampments and permanent places[f] in which to live among you, and then they’ll eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5 I will turn Rabbah[g] into a pasture for camels, and Ammon will become a resting place for flocks of sheep. That’s how they’ll learn that I am the Lord.”’”
Why God Condemned Ammon
6 “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Because you’ve applauded, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with all sorts of malice in your heart[h] against the land of Israel, 7 therefore you’d better[i] watch out! I’m raising a clenched fist[j] in your direction! I’m about to feed you to the surrounding[k] nations as war plunder. I’m going to eliminate you as a nation and kill off those of you who survive to live in other[l] countries. I’m going to destroy you, and that’s how you’ll learn that I am the Lord.’”
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- Ezekiel 25:2 Lit. face
- Ezekiel 25:2 Lit. and prophesy against
- Ezekiel 25:3 Lit. to the word of
- Ezekiel 25:3 I.e. an expression of delight upon hearing that disaster has befallen another
- Ezekiel 25:4 Lit. to children
- Ezekiel 25:4 Lit. tents
- Ezekiel 25:5 I.e. the capital city of the Ammonites, located east of the Jordan River
- Ezekiel 25:6 I.e. expressions of delight upon hearing that disaster has befallen another
- Ezekiel 25:7 The Heb. lacks you’d better
- Ezekiel 25:7 Lit. I’m stretching out my hand
- Ezekiel 25:7 The Heb. lacks surrounding
- Ezekiel 25:7 The Heb. lacks other
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