EZEKIEL Chapter 25 - A Prophecy Against Ammon

A Prophecy Against Ammon

The Word of the Lord came to me:

2 'Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites

And Prophesy against them.

3 Say to them,

HERE THE WORD OF THE SOVEREIGN LORD.

THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:

Because you said 'Aha!' over My Sanctuary

When it was Desecrated

And over the land of Israel when it was laid waste

An over the people of Judah when they went into Exile,

4 Therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East

As a Possession.

They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you;

They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

5 I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels

And Ammon into a resting place for sheep.

THEN YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.

6 FOR THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:

Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet,

Rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,

7 Therefore I will stretch out My Hand against you

And give you as Plunder to the Nations.

I will cut you off from the Nations

And Exterminate you from the Countries.

I will destroy you,

ADN YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.'

Prophecy Against Moab

8 'THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:

'Because Moab and Seir said,

'Look, the House of judah has become like all the other Nations,

9 Therefore I will Expose the Flank of Moab,

Beginning at it frontier towns—Beth Jeshimoth,

Ball Meon and Kiriathaim—the glory of that land.

10 I will give Moab along with the Ammonites to the people of the East

As a Possession,

So the Ammonites will not be remembered among the Nations;

11 And I will inflict Punishment on Moab.

THEN THEY WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.'

A Prophecy Against Edom

12 'THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:

'Because Edom took Revenge on the House of 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 its men and their animals.

I will lay it Waste,

And from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the Sword.

14 I will take Vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel,

And they will deal with Edom

In accordance with My Anger and My Wrath;

THEY WILL KNOW MY VENGEANCE, DECLARES THE SOVEREIGN LORD.'

A Prophecy Against Philstia

15 'THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:

'because the Philistines acted in vengeance

And took Revenge with malice in their hearts,

And with Ancient Hostility sought to Destroy Judah,

16 THEREFORE THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:

I am about to stretch out My Hand against the Philistines,

And I will Cut Off the Kerethites

And Destroy those remaining along the seacoast.

17 I will carry out Great Vengeance on them

AND PUNISH THEM IN MY WRATH.

THEN THEY WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD,

WHEN I TAKE VENGEANCE ON THEM.'

(Ezekiel 25)

God Almighty is Sovereign over the Nations

And He expends His Wrath and Vengeance on them

As they deserve and as He sees Fit.