Ezekiel 25

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1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites , and prophesy against them; 3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God ; Thus saith the Lord God ; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; 4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. 5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord . 6 For thus saith the Lord God ; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; 7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord . 8 ¶ Thus saith the Lord God ; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen ; 9 Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth , Baal-meon , and Kiriathaim, 10 Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. 11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the Lord . 12 ¶ Thus saith the Lord God ; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom , and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. 14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God . 15 ¶ Thus saith the Lord God ; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord , when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. Gen. 19:38 (36–38) . Jer. 49:2 ; Ezek. 21:20 ; Amos 1:14 . OR contempt (malice). Isa. 15:1 . Ezek. 35:2 (1–15) . TG Heathen . Josh. 12:3 . 1 Chr. 5:8 . Ps. 137:7 . Jer. 49:7 . Mal. 1:3 . Isa. 34:5 ; Jer. 49:17 (7–22) ; Amos 9:12 ; Obad. 1:18 (8, 18–19, 21) . Isa. 14:31 (29–32) ; Jer. 47:1 ; Amos 1:8 . Zeph. 2:5 (4–5) .