Ezekiel 25:8-9

Moab

8 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Because ¹Moab and Seir say, 'Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations,'

9 therefore, behold, I am going to deprive the flank of Moab of its cities, of its cities which are on its frontiers, the glory of the land, ²Beth-jeshimoth, ³Baal-meon and ⁴Kiriathaim,

Ezekiel 25:8-9 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.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 15:1; Jeremiah 48:1; Amos 2:1, 2
• 2. Numbers 33:49; Joshua 12:3; Joshua 13:20
• 3. Numbers 32:3, 38; Joshua 13:17; 1 Chronicles 5:8; Jeremiah 48:23
• 4. Numbers 32:37; Joshua 13:19; Jeremiah 48:1, 23

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "open"
• [b]. Lit "end"