Ezekiel 25 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Proclamation Against Ammon

Prophecies Against Ammon, Moab, Edom, and the Philistines

Eze 25:1The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Eze 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them.

Eze 25:3“Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because you said, ‘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,

Eze 25:4

Eze 25:4“indeed, therefore, I will deliver you as a possession to the men of the East, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.

Eze 25:5

Eze 25:5“And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.”

Eze 25:6

Eze 25:6‘For thus says the Lord GOD: “Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your disdain for the land of Israel,

Eze 25:7

Eze 25:7“indeed, therefore, I will stretch out My hand against you, and give you as plunder to the nations; I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish from the countries; I will destroy you, and you shall know that I am the LORD.”

Proclamation Against Moab

Eze 25:8

Eze 25:8‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because Moab and Seir say, ‘Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,’

Eze 25:9

Eze 25:9“therefore, behold, I will clear the territory of Moab of cities, of the cities on its frontier, the glory of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kirjathaim.

Eze 25:10

Eze 25:10“To the men of the East I will give it as a possession, together with the Ammonites, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.

Eze 25:11

Eze 25:11“And I will execute judgments upon Moab, and they shall know that I am the LORD.”

Proclamation Against Edom

Eze 25:12

Eze 25:12‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them,”

Eze 25:13

Eze 25:13‘therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword.

Eze 25:14

Eze 25:14“I will lay My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, that they may do in Edom according to My anger and according to My fury; and they shall know My vengeance,” says the Lord GOD.

Proclamation Against Philistia

Eze 25:15

Eze 25:15‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred,”

Eze 25:16

Eze 25:16‘therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast.

Eze 25:17

Eze 25:17“I will execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.” ’ ”

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