Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 25:4-7
Ezekiel 25:4-7. Behold, I will deliver thee to the men of the east That is, to the Chaldeans, whose country lay east of the Ammonites. This people was accordingly conquered and subdued by the Chaldeans, about five years after the destruction of Jerusalem. And they shall drink thy milk Milk was the principal sustenance of those people, whose riches consisted chiefly in their stocks of cattle. The Hebrew word חלב , however, here rendered milk, signifies also the fattest or choicest parts... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 25:3
Ezekiel 25:3. Say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God Not the word of your god Chemosh, for, indeed, he is dumb, and utters no word; but the word of Jehovah, the God of Israel, who is also the God of the whole earth; because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary Because, when thou shouldst have pitied, thou didst proudly insult over my people, and show thyself glad at the calamities that had befallen them; rejoicing that the temple was profaned and burned by the... read more