Ezekiel 25:10
8 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,”
9 therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.
I 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.
11 So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
12 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I 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.
- KJV
- Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
- WEB
- to the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon; and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations.
- ASV
- unto the children of the east, [to go] against the children of Ammon; and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations.
- DARBY
- unto the children of the east, with [the land of] the children of Ammon; and I will give it them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations:
- BLB
- to the sons of the East, along with the sons of Ammon, and I will give it as a possession, so that the sons of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations.
- ÅB
- så Østens sønner kan slippe inn, slik som jeg vil gjøre med Ammons barns land[^2], som jeg gir dem til eie, for at Ammons barns land ikke mere skal kommes i hu blant folkene.
- OTB
- Jeg vil overgi Moab sammen med ammonittene til Østens folk som en eiendom, slik at ammonittene blir glemt blant nasjonene;
- B1930
- så Østens sønner kan slippe inn, likesom jeg vil gjøre med Ammons barns land, som jeg gir dem til eie, forat Ammons barns land ikke mere skal kommes i hu blandt folkene. / < d.e. likesom jeg og åpner Ammons barns land for dem; ESK 25, 4.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 21:32
You will be fuel for the fire. Your blood will stain your own land. You will not be remembered, for I, the LORD, have spoken.’”
Read in contextEzekiel 25:4
therefore 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 23:16
“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”
Read in contextPsalms 83:3–6
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
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