Ezekiel 25:8-17

Listen to Ezekiel 25:8-17

Prophecy Against Moab and Seir

8 “Thus says the Lord God: Because 1Moab and 2Seir[a] said, ‘Behold, the 3house of Judah is like all the other nations, ’
9 therefore 4I will lay open the flank of Moab from the cities, from its cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, 5Beth-jeshimoth, 6Baal-meon, and 7Kiriathaim.
10 I will give it 8along with the Ammonites 9to the people of the East as a possession, 10that the Ammonites may be remembered no more among the nations,
11 11and I will execute judgments upon Moab. 12Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Prophecy Against Edom

12 “Thus says the Lord God: Because 13Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended 14in taking vengeance on them,
13 therefore thus says the Lord God, 15I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast. And I will make it desolate; from 16Teman even to 17Dedan they shall fall by the sword.
14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom 18by the hand of my people Israel, and they shall do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath, and 19they shall know my vengeance, declares the Lord God.

Prophecy Against Philistia

15 “Thus says the Lord God: Because 20the Philistines 21acted revengefully and took vengeance 22with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity,
16 therefore thus says the Lord God, 23Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off 24the Cherethites and destroy the rest of the seacoast.
17 I will execute great vengeance on them 25with wrathful rebukes. 26Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance upon them. ”

Ezekiel 25:8-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 25

In this chapter the prophet foretells the judgments of God upon the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, and Philistines, for their ill usage of the Jews; on the Ammonites, Eze 25:1-7, on the Moabites, Eze 25:8-11, on the Edomites, Eze 25:12-14, on the Philistines, Eze 25:15-17.

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Cross References 26

  • 1. 25:8 See Isa. 15:1-9; Jer. 48:1-47
  • 2. 25:8 See ver. 12
  • 3. 25:8 See Jer. 25:17-26
  • 4. 25:9 [See ver. 8 above]
  • 5. 25:9 Josh. 12:3
  • 6. 25:9 1 Chr. 5:8
  • 7. 25:9 See Jer. 48:1
  • 8. 25:10 ver. 2
  • 9. 25:10 ver. 4
  • 10. 25:10 ch. 21:32
  • 11. 25:11 [See ver. 8 above]
  • 12. 25:11 See ch. 6:7
  • 13. 25:12 ver. 8; ch. 32:29; 35:2, 5; 2 Chr. 28:17; Ps. 137:7; Isa. 21:11; 34:5; Amos 1:11, 12; See Jer. 49:7-22; Obad. 1-21
  • 14. 25:12 ver. 15
  • 15. 25:13 See ch. 6:14
  • 16. 25:13 1 Chr. 1:45; Amos 1:12
  • 17. 25:13 ch. 27:15, 20; 38:13; Isa. 21:13
  • 18. 25:14 Amos 9:12; Obad. 18
  • 19. 25:14 [ver. 17]
  • 20. 25:15 Jer. 25:20; 47:1; Joel 3:4; Amos 1:6; Zeph. 2:4; See Isa. 14:29-31
  • 21. 25:15 ver. 12
  • 22. 25:15 ver. 6; ch. 36:5
  • 23. 25:16 [See ver. 13 above]
  • 24. 25:16 See 1 Sam. 30:14
  • 25. 25:17 ch. 5:15
  • 26. 25:17 [ver. 14]

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 25:8 Septuagint lacks 'and Seir'
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