Ezekiel 25

A Prophecy Against Ammon

25:1 The word of the Lord came to me: 25:2 “Son of man, turn toward¹ the Ammonites² and prophesy against them. 25:3 Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the sovereign Lord: This is what the sovereign Lord says: You said “Aha!” about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile. 25:4 So take note,³ I am about to make you slaves of⁴ the tribes⁵ of the east. They will make camps among you and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk. 25:5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon⁶ a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 25:6 For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with intense scorn⁷ over the land of Israel, 25:7 take note, I have stretched out my hand against you, and I will hand you over as plunder⁸ to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and make you perish from the lands. I will destroy you; then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

A Prophecy Against Moab

25:8 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Moab⁹ and Seir say, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations.” 25:9 So look, I am about to open up Moab’s flank,¹⁰ eliminating the cities,¹¹ including its frontier cities,¹² the beauty of the land – Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim. 25:10 I will hand it over,¹³ along with the Ammonites,¹⁴ to the tribes¹⁵ of the east, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. 25:11 I will execute judgments against Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”

A Prophecy Against Edom

25:12 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Edom¹⁶ has taken vengeance against the house of Judah; they have made themselves fully culpable¹⁷ by taking vengeance¹⁸ on them.¹⁹ 25:13 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom, and I will kill the people and animals within her,²⁰ and I will make her desolate; from Teman to Dedan they will die²¹ by the sword. 25:14 I will exact my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel. They will carry out in Edom my anger and rage; they will experience²² my vengeance, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

A Prophecy Against Philistia

25:15 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘The Philistines²³ have exacted merciless revenge,²⁴ showing intense scorn²⁵ in their effort to destroy Judah²⁶ with unrelenting hostility.²⁷ 25:16 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note, I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines. I will kill²⁸ the Cherethites²⁹ and destroy those who remain on the seacoast. 25:17 I will exact great vengeance upon them with angry rebukes.³⁰ Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I exact my vengeance upon them.’”

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