Ezekiel 25
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The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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"Son of man, a set your face b against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them.
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"Say to the Ammonites, 'Hear the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD: c "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,
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"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.
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"And I will make d Rabbah e a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. f Then you shall know that I am the LORD."
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'For thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you g clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and h rejoiced in heart with all your disdain for the land of Israel,
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"indeed, therefore, I will i 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."
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'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because j Moab and k Seir say, 'Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,'
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"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 l Kirjathaim.
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m "To the men of the East I will give it as a possession, together with the Ammonites, that the Ammonites n may not be remembered among the nations.
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"And I will execute judgments upon Moab, and they shall know that I am the LORD."
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'Thus says the Lord GOD: o "Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them,"
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'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.
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p "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.
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'Thus says the Lord GOD: q "Because r the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred,"
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'therefore thus says the Lord GOD: s "I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the t Cherethites u and destroy the remnant of the seacoast.
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"I will v execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; w and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them." ' "
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Cross References
Ezekiel 35:2
Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 49:1
Against the Ammonites. Thus says the LORD: "Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Milcom inherit Gad, And his people dwell in its cities?
Ezekiel 21:28
And you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach,' and say: 'A sword, a sword is drawn, Polished for slaughter, For consuming, for flashing -
Amos 1:13 - 15
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of the people of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they ripped open the women with child in Gilead, That they might enlarge their territory.
Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore, as I live," Says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, And the people of Ammon like Gomorrah - Overrun with weeds and saltpits, And a perpetual desolation. The residue of My people shall plunder them, And the remnant of My people shall possess them.
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Cross References
Psalms 70:2
Let them be ashamed and confounded Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused Who desire my hurt.
Psalms 70:3
Let them be turned back because of their shame, Who say, "Aha, aha!
Proverbs 17:5
He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Ezekiel 26:2
"Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, 'Aha! She is broken who was the gateway of the peoples; now she is turned over to me; I shall be filled; she is laid waste.'
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Deuteronomy 3:11
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. ( Is it not in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit.
2 Samuel 12:26
Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Jeremiah 49:2
Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war In Rabbah of the Ammonites; It shall be a desolate mound, And her villages shall be burned with fire. Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance," says the LORD.
Ezekiel 21:20
Appoint a road for the sword to go to Rabbah of the Ammonites, and to Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.
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Isaiah 17:2
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks Which lie down, and no one will make them afraid.
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Ezekiel 24:24
'Thus Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; and when this comes, you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.'"
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Job 27:23
Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
Lamentations 2:15
All who pass by clap their hands at you; They hiss and shake their heads At the daughter of Jerusalem: " Is this the city that is called 'The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth'?
Nahum 3:19
Your injury has no healing, Your wound is severe. All who hear news of you Will clap their hands over you, For upon whom has not your wickedness passed continually?
Zephaniah 2:15
This is the rejoicing city That dwelt securely, That said in her heart, "I am it, and there is none besides me." How has she become a desolation, A place for beasts to lie down! Everyone who passes by her Shall hiss and shake his fist.
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Ezekiel 36:5
'therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Surely I have spoken in My burning jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave My land to themselves as a possession, with wholehearted joy and spiteful minds, in order to plunder its open country."'
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Ezekiel 35:3
And say to it, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you; I will stretch out My hand against you, And make you most desolate.
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Isaiah 15:6
For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green.
Jeremiah 48:1
Against Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Woe to Nebo! For it is plundered, Kirjathaim is shamed and taken; The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed -
Amos 2:1
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
Amos 2:2
But I will send a fire upon Moab, And it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; Moab shall die with tumult, With shouting and trumpet sound.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 35:2
Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.
Ezekiel 35:5
Because you have had an ancient hatred, and have shed the blood of the children of Israel by the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, when their iniquity came to an end.
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Cross References
Numbers 32:3
Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon.
Numbers 32:38
Nebo and Baal Meon ( their names being changed ) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.
Joshua 13:17
Heshbon and all its cities that are in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon.
1 Chronicles 5:8
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.
Jeremiah 48:23
On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon.
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Ezekiel 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.
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Ezekiel 21:32
You shall be fuel for the fire; Your blood shall be in the midst of the land. You shall not be remembered, For I the LORD have spoken.'
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2 Chronicles 28:17
For again the Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives.
Psalms 137:7
Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, "Raze it, raze it, To its very foundation!
Jeremiah 49:7
Against Edom. Thus says the LORD of hosts: " Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?
Jeremiah 49:8
Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, The time that I will punish him.
Amos 1:11
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity; His anger tore perpetually, And he kept his wrath forever.
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Cross References
Isaiah 11:14
But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them.
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Jeremiah 25:20
All the mixed multitude, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod).
Amos 1:1
The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Amos 6:1
Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, And trust in Mount Samaria, Notable persons in the chief nation, To whom the house of Israel comes!
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2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there.
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Zephaniah 2:4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted.
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1 Samuel 30:14
"We made an invasion of the southern area of the Cherethites, in the territory which belongs to Judah, and of the southern area of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire."
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Jeremiah 47:4
Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the LORD shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor.
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Ezekiel 5:15
So it shall be a reproach, a taunt, a lesson, and an astonishment to the nations that are all around you, when I execute judgments among you in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I, the LORD, have spoken.
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Psalms 9:16
The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
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