A Prophecy against Ammon
1Then the word of Yahweh 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 Yahweh, for this is what the Lord Yahweh 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 Yahweh.’
- EZK 25:3[NOTE]AHA! Ammon cheered when the temple fell. God notices how people treat others on their worst day, Proverbs 24:17 to 18.
- EZK 25:4[PROPHECY]Ammon would be given to people of the East and Rabbah made a pasture for camels → HISTORY: Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made war on the Ammonites and conquered them, 582 BC. Recorded by Josephus, Antiquities 10.9.7.
6For this is what the Lord Yahweh 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 Yahweh.’
- EZK 25:6[TEXT]A HEART FULL OF CONTEMPT. The Hebrew word here is nephesh, soul: with all the contempt of your soul. The KJV says with all thy despite.
A Prophecy against Moab
8This is what the Lord Yahweh 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 Yahweh.’
- EZK 25:8[PROPHECY]Against Moab → HISTORY: Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made war on the Moabites and conquered them, 582 BC. Recorded by Josephus, Antiquities 10.9.7.
A Prophecy against Edom
12This is what the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, 13therefore this is what the Lord Yahweh 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 Yahweh.’
- EZK 25:12[PROPHECY]Against Edom → 1 Maccabees 5:3; 1 Maccabees 5:65
- EZK 25:12[NOTE]EDOM. Esau's family. When Babylon attacked, Edom helped, Obadiah 1:10 to 14 and Psalm 137:7.
A Prophecy against the Philistines
15This is what the Lord Yahweh 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”
- EZK 25:15[PROPHECY]Against the Philistines → HISTORY: Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Ashkelon in 604 BC, and the Philistines later vanished as a people. Found in the Babylonian Chronicle.MEDIUM