Ezekiel 25:12-13

A Prophecy Against Edom

12 “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: ‘Because Edom took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so,

13 therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill both man and beast. I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.

Ezekiel 25:12-13 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. S 2 Samuel 8:13-14; S 2 Chronicles 28:17; S Isaiah 11:14
• 2. S Exodus 7:5; S Ezekiel 16:27
• 3. Ezekiel 29:8
• 4. S Ge 36:11,15,34
• 5. Jeremiah 25:23
• 6. S Jeremiah 49:10; S Ezekiel 14:17