Ezequiel 25:4

4 yo los entregaré a ustedes al poder de los pueblos del oriente. Ellos armarán sus campamentos y establecerán entre ustedes sus moradas; comerán los frutos y beberán la leche de ustedes.

Ezequiel 25:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 25:4

Behold, therefore, I will deliver thee to the men of the east
for a possession
The Chaldeans and Syrians, which were on the east side, as Jarchi; or the Medes and Persians, as Kimchi, which lay more eastward; or it may be the Arabians, who are commonly called the men of the east; who were a part of Nebuchadnezzar's army, and whom he might reward with this country, when taken by him; for this prophecy, according to Josephus ^F17, was fulfilled five years after the destruction of Jerusalem: and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in
thee;
or, "their camps and their tents" ^F18; and so the Syriac version renders it, their armies and their tents; who should subdue them, and take possession of their cities and fields, and enjoy what they found there: they shall eat thy fruit, and drink thy milk;
the fruit of their land, their vineyards and fields, and the milk of their flocks and herds, which was commonly drank in those countries; these are put for the whole of their substance. So the Targum,

``they shall eat the good of thy land, and spoil thy substance.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Antiqu. l. 16. c. 9. sect. 7.
F18 (Mhytwryj) "arces suas", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Polanus, Coeccius. (Mhynkvm) "tentoria sua", V. L. "tabernacala sus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Polanus, Cocceius, Starckius.

Ezequiel 25:4 In-Context

2 «Hijo de hombre, encara a los amonitas y profetiza contra ellos.

3 Diles que presten atención a la palabra del SEÑOR omnipotente: “Por cuanto ustedes se burlaron cuando vieron que mi santuario era profanado, y que el país de Israel era devastado y que a los habitantes de Judá se los llevaban al exilio,

4 yo los entregaré a ustedes al poder de los pueblos del oriente. Ellos armarán sus campamentos y establecerán entre ustedes sus moradas; comerán los frutos y beberán la leche de ustedes.

5 Convertiré a Rabá en un pastizal de camellos, y a Amón en un corral de ovejas. Entonces sabrán ustedes que yo soy el SEÑOR.

6 »”Así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente: Por cuanto ustedes los amonitas aplaudieron y saltaron de alegría, y maliciosamente se rieron de Israel,