Yehezkiel 25:3

25:3 Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the sovereign Lord: This is what the sovereign Lord says: You said “Aha!” about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile.

Yehezkiel 25:8

A Prophecy Against Moab

25:8 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Moab ¹  and Seir say, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations.”

Yehezkiel 25:12

A Prophecy Against Edom

25:12 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Edom ²  has taken vengeance against the house of Judah; they have made themselves fully culpable ³  by taking vengeance ⁴  on them. ⁵ 

Yehezkiel 25:15

A Prophecy Against Philistia

25:15 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘The Philistines ⁶  have exacted merciless revenge, ⁷  showing intense scorn ⁸  in their effort to destroy Judah ⁹  with unrelenting hostility. ¹⁰ 

Yehezkiel 26:2

26:2 “Son of man, because Tyre ¹¹  has said about Jerusalem, ¹²  ‘Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I will become rich, ¹³  now that she ¹⁴  has been destroyed,’

Yehezkiel 29:6

29:6 Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord

because they were a reed staff ¹⁵  for the house of Israel;

[25:8]  ¹ sn Moab was located immediately south of Ammon.

[25:12]  ² sn Edom was located south of Moab.

[25:12]  ³ tn Heb “and they have become guilty, becoming guilty.” The infinitive absolute following the finite verb makes the statement emphatic and draws attention to the degree of guilt incurred by Edom due to its actions.

[25:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they have taken vengeance.”

[25:12]  ⁵ sn Edom apparently in some way assisted in the destruction of Jerusalem in 587/6 b.c. (Ps 137:7; Lam 5:21, 23; Joel 3:19; Obadiah).

[25:15]  ⁶ sn The Philistines inhabited the coastal plain by the Mediterranean Sea, west of Judah.

[25:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “have acted with vengeance and taken vengeance with vengeance.” The repetition emphasizes the degree of vengeance which they exhibited, presumably toward Judah.

[25:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “with scorn in (the) soul.”

[25:15]  ⁹ tn The object is not specified in the Hebrew text, but has been clarified as “Judah” in the translation.

[25:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to destroy (with) perpetual hostility.” Joel 3:4-8 also speaks of the Philistines taking advantage of the fall of Judah.

[26:2]  ¹¹ sn Tyre was located on the Mediterranean coast north of Israel.

[26:2]  ¹² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[26:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “I will be filled.”

[26:2]  ¹⁴ sn That is, Jerusalem.

[29:6]  ¹⁵ sn Compare Isa 36:6.