Ezekiel 25

Judgment on Ammon

1The Lord God said:[#Jr 49.1-6; Ez 21.28-32; Am 1.13-15; Zep 2.8-11.]

2Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Ammon

3and tell them:

Judgment on Moab

8The Lord God said, “The people of Moab thought Judah was no different from any other nation.[#Is 15.1—16.14; 25.10-12; Jr 48.1-47; Am 2.1-3; Zep 2.8-11.; #25.8 One ancient translation; Hebrew “Moab and Edom.”]

9So I will let Moab's fortress towns along its border be attacked, including Beth-Jeshimoth, Baal-Meon, and Kiriathaim.

10The same eastern desert tribes that invade Ammon will invade Moab, and just as Ammon will be forgotten forever,

11Moab will be punished. Then the people there will know that I am the Lord .”

Judgment on Edom

12The Lord God then said, “The people of Edom are guilty of taking revenge on Judah.[#Is 34.5-17; 63.1-6; Jr 49.7-22; Ez 35.1-15; Am 1.11,12; Ob 1-14; Ml 1.2-5.]

13So I will punish Edom by killing all its people and livestock. It will be an empty wasteland all the way from Teman to Dedan.

14I will send my own people to take revenge on the Edomites by making them feel my fierce anger. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the Lord God.”

Judgment on Philistia

15The Lord God said, “The cruel Philistines have taken revenge on their enemies over and over and have tried to destroy them.[#Is 14.29-31; Jr 47.1-7; Jl 3.4-8; Am 1.6-8; Zep 2.4-7; Zec 9.5-7.]

16Now it's my turn to treat the Philistines as my enemies and to kill everyone living in their towns along the seacoast.[#25.16 The Hebrew text also has the name “Cherethites,” which was a group of people that lived just southeast of Philistia, and was often identified with the Philistines.]

17In my fierce anger, I will take revenge on them. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the Lord .”

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