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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 25:2

Eze 25:2 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; Ver. 2. Set thy face against the Ammonites. ] Look upon them firmo, torvo, et minaci vultu, as if thou wouldst look through them; and having so lightened, thunder accordingly. Against the Ammonites. ] Who have had their part already of threatenings, Eze 21:28 but not their full due. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 25:3

Eze 25:3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; Ver. 3. Because thou saidst, Aha. ] Insolently insulting over mine Israel when under hatches; as when a tree is down, every man will be pulling at the branches, and Leoni mortuo vd mus insultat. But it is ill meddling... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 25:4

Eze 25:4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. Ver. 4. I will deliver thee to the men of the east. ] To the Arabians, Keturah’s posterity, who were shepherds and camel masters. They shall eat thy fruit and drink thy milk. ] Sept., πιοτητα , Thy fatness. Est enim adeps lac coagulatum. The Ammonites, as now the Flemmings,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 25:5

Eze 25:5 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. Ver. 5. And I will make Rabbah. ] The metropolis of the Ammonites. It signifieth that great city; and was afterwards rebuilt by Ptolemy Philadelph, and called Philadelphia. “ Valet ima summis Mutare, et insignem attenuat Deus Obseura premens, ”& c. - Hor., lib. i. Od. 34. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 25:6

Eze 25:6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped [thine] hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; Ver. 6. Because thou hast clapped thine hands. ] Manibus plaudis, pedibus complodis, &c. God is very sensible of the least indignity and injury, affront or offence, done to his poor people, by words, looks, gestures, &c. Cavete. Beware. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 25:7

Eze 25:7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD. Ver. 7. Behold, therefore I will stretch out my hand upon thee. ] God loveth to retaliate. I will cause thee to perish out of the country. ] So little a distance is there again, saith Seneca, between a great city and no... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 25:2

thy face: Ezekiel 6:2, Ezekiel 20:46, Ezekiel 21:2, Ezekiel 35:2 the Ammonites: Ezekiel 21:28-Jonah :, Genesis 19:38, Jeremiah 9:25, Jeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 25:21, Jeremiah 27:3, Jeremiah 49:1-Joshua :, Amos 1:13-Ezra :, Zephaniah 2:8-1 Kings : Reciprocal: Jeremiah 40:11 - all the Jews Jeremiah 40:14 - Ammonites Ezekiel 5:8 - in the Ezekiel 11:4 - General Ezekiel 25:10 - with the Ammonites Ezekiel 26:2 - Aha Ezekiel 28:21 - set Ezekiel 29:2 - set Ezekiel 38:2 - set Daniel 11:17 - set read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 25:3

thou saidst: Ezekiel 25:6, Ezekiel 25:8, Ezekiel 26:2-Ecclesiastes :, Ezekiel 35:10-Ezra :, Ezekiel 36:2, Psalms 70:2, Psalms 70:3, Proverbs 17:5, Proverbs 24:17, Proverbs 24:18, Lamentations 2:21, Lamentations 2:22, Lamentations 4:21, Micah 7:8 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 30:7 - General Nehemiah 4:7 - the Ammonites Isaiah 10:13 - For he saith Jeremiah 12:14 - against Jeremiah 24:9 - to be a Jeremiah 30:16 - General Jeremiah 33:24 - thus Jeremiah 50:11 - ye were Lamentations 1:21 - they are... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 25:4

men: Heb. children, Judges 6:3, Judges 6:33, Judges 7:12, Judges 8:10, 1 Kings 4:30. Josephus expressly states, that five years after the destruction of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar turned his arms against the Ammonites and Moabites, and entirely subjugated them; and it is probable, that the Arabs, and other nations east of Judah, then took possession of their cities, and enjoyed the fruits of their land. The country of Moab and Ammon is now inhabited by the Bedouin Arabs; where they pasture... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ezekiel 25:5

Rabbah: Ezekiel 21:20, Rabbath, 2 Samuel 12:26 a stable: Isaiah 17:2, Isaiah 32:14, Zephaniah 2:14, Zephaniah 2:15 and ye: Ezekiel 25:8, Ezekiel 24:24, Ezekiel 26:6, Ezekiel 30:8, Ezekiel 35:9, Ezekiel 38:23, Psalms 83:18, Isaiah 37:20 Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 20:1 - Rabbah Ezekiel 23:49 - and ye shall know Ezekiel 25:11 - and they Ezekiel 25:17 - they shall Amos 1:14 - Rabbah Zephaniah 2:6 - the sea read more

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