Ezekiel 25:15-17
World English Bible
15 “‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Because the Philistines have taken revenge, and have taken vengeance with contempt of soul to destroy with perpetual hostility;” 16 therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I will stretch out my hand on the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 17 I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I lay my vengeance on them.”’”
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Ezekiel 25:15-17
International Standard Version
A Message Condemning Philistia
15 “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Because Philistia has made it their practice to carry out retribution, accompanied by extraordinary malice in their personal vendettas—vendettas that spring from their everlasting hostility— 16 this is what the Lord God says: “Look out! I’m raising my clenched fist[a] in Philistia’s direction. I’m going to execute[b] the Cherethites[c] and destroy what’s left of the coastline of the Mediterranean[d] Sea. 17 I’ll take vengeance on them, punishing them severely in my anger. They’ll know that I am the Lord when I take my vengeance on them.”’”
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- Ezekiel 25:16 Lit. to stretch out my hand
- Ezekiel 25:16 Lit. cut off; the Heb. verb is the root upon which the Heb. term Cherethites is based.
- Ezekiel 25:16 Lit. executioners; i.e. Philistines who originally served as bodyguards for King David, but by the date of this writing had become rogue mercenaries who harassed the territory of ancient Israel.
- Ezekiel 25:16 The Heb. lacks Mediterranean
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