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Ezekiel

Chapter 25

A Prophecy against Ammon and more

Ezekiel 25 opens the long series of foreign-nation oracles by announcing judgment on Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia. Each nation is condemned not merely for generic hostility but for a specific posture of malicious delight or vengeful aggression against Judah in the day of her collapse. Ammon rejoiced over the profaning of the sanctuary and the desolation of the land; Moab denied Judah's distinctive relation to God; Edom pursued vengeance without restraint; and Philistia acted in ancient spite. The chapter presents the downfall of Jerusalem not as an opportunity for opportunistic neighbors but as an event under God's own jurisdiction, against which mockery and revenge will themselves be judged.

This chapter marks the transition in Ezekiel from judgments against Judah to judgments against the nations. It clarifies that the LORD's sovereignty over Jerusalem's fall extends equally over the surrounding peoples who react to that fall with contempt and violence. The repeated refrain that they will know the LORD underscores a major Ezekiel theme: even international history is ordered to the revelation of God's name and justice.

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Ezekiel 25

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vv. 1-7

A Prophecy against Ammon

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T1hen the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile, 4therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ 6For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt, 7therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’

vv. 8-11

A Prophecy against Moab

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T8his is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” 9therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities — Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim — the glory of the land. 10I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. 11So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’

vv. 12-14

A Prophecy against Edom

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T12his is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, 13therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. 14I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’

vv. 15-17

A Prophecy against the Philistines

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T15his is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility, 16therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. 17I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”

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  1. 01vv. 1-7A Prophecy against AmmonAmmon is judged for saying 'Aha' over the profaning of God's sanctuary, the desolation of Israel's land, and Judah's exile. Because Ammon treated Judah's catastrophe as an occasion for pleasure, the LORD will hand the nation over to eastern peoples, who will occupy, plunder, and erase its prominence. The result will be that Ammon learns the identity and authority of the God it mocked.
  2. 02vv. 8-11A Prophecy against MoabMoab and Seir are judged for saying that Judah is no different from any other nation. In denying Judah's distinct covenant identity, they mock the LORD's dealings with His people. God therefore opens Moab's frontier cities to invasion by eastern peoples so that the nation loses its security and glory and learns that the LORD will not let such contempt go unanswered.
  3. 03vv. 12-14A Prophecy against EdomEdom is condemned for taking vengeance on the house of Judah and piling up guilt in its hostility. The LORD responds by stretching out His hand against Edom and using His people Israel as instruments of retribution. Edom's violence will therefore return upon itself, and through that repayment it will experience the LORD's vengeance.
  4. 04vv. 15-17A Prophecy against the PhilistinesThe Philistines are judged for acting in old, implacable spite and taking revenge with ancient hostility. The LORD therefore stretches out His hand against them, cutting off the Cherethites and destroying the remnant of the seacoast. Their own revenge is met with greater divine vengeance, and the cycle ends only when they recognize the LORD.
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