Ezekiel 25:8
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.’
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.
10 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.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,”
- KJV
- Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
- WEB
- “‘The Lord GOD says: “Because Moab and Seir say, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations,’
- ASV
- Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the nations;
- DARBY
- Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the nations,
- BLB
- Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Because of the saying of Moab and Seir, “Behold, like all the nations [is] the house of Judah,”
- ÅB
- Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Fordi Moab og Se'ir sa: Se, det er gått med Judas hus som med alle de andre folk,
- OTB
- “Slik sier Herren Gud: ‘Fordi Moab og Se’ir sa: “Se, Judas hus er som alle andre nasjoner,”
- B1930
- Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Fordi Moab og Se'ir sa: Se, det er gått med Judas hus som med alle de andre folk,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 48:1–47
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
Read in contextJeremiah 25:21
Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;
Read in contextIsaiah 15:1–9
This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
Read in contextIsaiah 63:1–6
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Read in contextIsaiah 25:10
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 2:5
Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
Read in contextNumbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
Read in contextPsalms 83:4–8
saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Read in context