Prophecy Against Ammon

Ezekiel 25

¹ The word of the LORD came to me, saying, ² "Son of man, _a set your face _b against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them. ³ "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, ⁴ "indeed, therefore, I will deliver you as a possession to the ₁ 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. ⁵ "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." ⁶ '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, ⁷ "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."

1. Cross References
   Ezekiel 35:2
   Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.
   
2. 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.
   
3. 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.'
   
4. Cross References
   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.
   
5. Cross References
   Isaiah 17:2
   The cities of Aroer are forsaken; They will be for flocks Which lie down, and no one will make them afraid.
   
6. Cross References
   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.'"
   
7. Cross References
   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.
   
8. Cross References
   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."'
   
9. Cross References
   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.