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Ezekiel 25:5

AmmonRabbah

3 Tell 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,

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.

I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’

6 For 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,

7 therefore 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.’

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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 make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
KJV
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
WEB
I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
ASV
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching-place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
DARBY
And I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching-place for flocks: and ye shall know that I [am] Jehovah.
BLB
And I will give Rabbah as a habitation of camels, and the sons of Ammon as a resting place for the flock. And you⁺ will know that I [am] YHWH.’
ÅB
Og jeg vil gjøre Rabba til beitemark for kameler og Ammons barns land til hvileplass for småfe, og dere skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.
OTB
Jeg vil gjøre Rabba til en beitemark for kameler og Ammon til et hvilested for flokker. Da skal dere kjenne at jeg er Herren.
B1930
Og jeg vil gjøre Rabba til beitemark for kameler og Ammons barns land til hvileplass for småfe, og I skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 21:20

    Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:26

    Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.

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  • Isaiah 17:2

    The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.

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  • Isaiah 32:14

    For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever— the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—

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  • Ezekiel 38:23

    I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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  • Zephaniah 2:14–15

    Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.

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  • Ezekiel 30:8

    Then they will know that I am the LORD when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are shattered.

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  • Ezekiel 24:24

    ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

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