Ezekiel 25

Judgment on foreign nations

Judgment on Ammon

₁The LORD God said:

₂Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Ammon ₃and tell them:

You celebrated when my temple was destroyed, when Israel was defeated, and when my people were taken away as prisoners. ₄Now I am going to let you be conquered by tribes from the eastern desert. They will set up their camps in your land and eat your fruit and drink your milk. ₅Your capital city of Rabbah will be nothing but pasture land for camels, and the rest of the country will be pastures for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD God.

₆You hated Israel so much that you clapped and shouted and celebrated. ₇And so I will hand you over to enemies who will rob you. I will completely destroy you. There won't be enough of your people left to be a nation ever again, and you will know that I, the LORD, have done these things.

Judgment on Moab

₈The LORD God said, “The people of Moab thought Judah was no different from any other nation. ₉So I will let Moab's fortress towns along its border be attacked, including Beth-Jeshimoth, Baal-Meon, and Kiriathaim. ₁₀The same eastern desert tribes that invade Ammon will invade Moab, and just as Ammon will be forgotten for ever, ₁₁Moab will be punished. Then the people there will know that I am the LORD.”

Judgment on Edom

₁₂The LORD God then said, “The people of Edom are guilty of taking revenge on Judah. ₁₃So I will punish Edom by killing all its people and livestock. It will be an empty wasteland all the way from Teman to Dedan. ₁₄I will send my own people to take revenge on the Edomites by making them feel my fierce anger. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the LORD God.”

Judgment on Philistia

₁₅The LORD God said, “The cruel Philistines have taken revenge on their enemies over and over and have tried to destroy them. ₁₆Now it's my turn to treat the Philistines as my enemies and to kill everyone living in their towns along the coast. ₁₇In my fierce anger, I will take revenge on them. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the LORD.”