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Ezekiel 25

Ezekiel 25 Summary, Context, and Full Chapter

Ezekiel 25 shifts from Jerusalem's fall to oracles against surrounding nations. The chapter shows God's response to nations that mocked Judah's ruin or acted with violent hostility. Each section ends with the same point: these judgments are meant to make clear that the LORD is sovereign.

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What happens in Ezekiel 25?

The LORD tells Ezekiel to speak against Ammon because they rejoiced over Judah's shame and the desecration of the sanctuary. Ammon is warned of invasion and loss. Moab is judged for treating Judah as no different from the nations. Edom is condemned for taking revenge against Judah, and the Philistines are judged for ancient hostility and cruel vengeance. In each case, the language is severe and direct, stressing that God sees proud contempt and retaliation and will act in justice.

This chapter belongs to the section where Ezekiel turns from warnings to Jerusalem toward judgments on neighboring peoples. It follows the announcement of Judah's downfall in chapter 24 and prepares for later messages against foreign nations. The repeated phrase that they will know the LORD ties these oracles together and highlights God's rule over Israel and the nations alike.

Themes to notice

  • Divine justiceGod answers contempt, violence, and revenge with measured judgment.
  • Sovereignty of the LORDThe repeated outcome is that both Israel and the nations must recognize God's rule.
  • Judgment on prideThe nations are condemned for mocking Judah and treating its suffering with arrogance.

Questions for Ezekiel 25

  • Why does God judge these nations for their attitude toward Judah's fall?
  • What does the repeated statement that they will know the LORD tell us about this chapter?
  • How does Ezekiel 25 help us think about contempt, revenge, and God's justice?

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Ezekiel 25

A Prophecy against Ammon

1Then the word of the LORD 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 GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD 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 the LORD.’6For this is what the Lord GOD 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 the LORD.’

A Prophecy against Moab

8This is what the Lord GOD 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 the LORD.’

A Prophecy against Edom

12This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,13therefore this is what the Lord GOD 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 GOD.’

A Prophecy against the Philistines

15This is what the Lord GOD 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 GOD 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 the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”

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