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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:9

Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities ,.... Or, "the shoulder of Moab" F20 כתף τον ωμον , Sept.; "humerum", V. L. Montanus. ; that part of their country where their greatest strength lay, So the Targum renders it, "the strength of Moab;' where their principal cities were, their frontier towns, and fortified places, as appears by what follows: from his cities which are on his frontiers ; or, "from his Ars" F21 מהערים "ab ipsis", Haris, Junius... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:10

Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and I will give them in possession ,.... Or, "against the Ammonites", as the Targum; that is, way should be made for the same people of the east, the Chaldeans or Arabians, that came against the Ammonites and destroyed them, to enter into the land of Moab and possess it, as they had done the land of Ammon: that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations : the name of that people, which is entirely lost; and Moab likewise, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:11

I will execute judgments upon Moab ,.... For though the Chaldeans and Arabians were the instruments of their ruin, their destruction was of the Lord; it was his hand that was upon them, and his vengeance that was executed on them, for their hard sayings against his people; for though he had spoke against them in his providence, and chastised them for their sins, yet he will not suffer others to speak against them: and they shall know that I am the Lord ; that takes part with Judah, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:12

Thus saith the Lord God ,.... Concerning Seir or the Edomites, the prophecy concerning the Moabites being finished: because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance : or, "revenging a revenge" F23 בנקם נקם "in ulciscendo ultionem", Montanus, Starckius. ; the Edomites bore an old grudge against the Jews, not only because their father Jacob had got the birthright and blessing from their father Esau; but because they were made tributaries to them in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:13

Therefore thus saith the Lord God ,.... Because of such base and barbarous usage, from a people that were originally brethren: I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it ; by the army of Nebuchadnezzar, by the sword of the Chaldeans, and by famine and pestilence, and such like sore judgments; in which the hand of God is manifestly seen: and I will make it desolate from Teman ; a very principal city of Edom, so called from Teman, the son of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:14

And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by fie hand of my people Israel ,.... This was fulfilled in the times of the Maccabees, when Judas Maccabins overthrew and conquered them, "Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea at Arabattine, because they besieged Gael: and he gave them a great overthrow, and abated their courage, and took their spoils.' ( 1 Maccabees 5:3 ) and when Hyrcanus took their cities, and subdued them, and they became Jews, as Josephus F24 Antiqu.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:15

Thus saith the Lord God ,.... Once more, and concerning another enemy of the people of Israel, and who had been of old an implacable one: because the Philistines have dealt by revenge : for what they suffered in the times of Saul, when Goliath was slain by David, and their army was discomfited; and for the overthrow of them by David, when he came to throne; and for his burning their images, and subduing them, 1 Samuel 17:51 , this revenge they took in the time of Ahaz, 2 Chronicles... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:16

Therefore thus saith the Lord God ,.... Because of such wretched malice and despiteful usage: behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines ; as is foretold, Jeremiah 47:1 , and I will cut off the Cherethims : one of the tribes of the Philistines, a principal part of their country, which lay to the south, 1 Samuel 30:14 , there is a beautiful play on words F9 in the Hebrew: and destroy the remnant of the seacoast ; as that of Ashdod, Caphtor, and Ashkelon,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 25:17

And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes ,.... By way of retaliation for their vengeance and fury, wrath and malice, against his people; suggesting, that the judgments inflicted on them, for quantity and quality, should be very great: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them ; they shall see the hand of God in it, acknowledge his justice, and confess that their gods were idols, and that the God of Israel is the only true... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 25:1

The word of the Lord - The chronological order of this chapter is after Ezekiel 33:21 , etc. See Abp. Newcome. read more

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