Ezekiel 25:3
in Ezekiel 25Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,
BSB
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ASV
and say unto the children of Ammon, Hear the word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was made desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity:
KJV
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;
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This verse in Ezekiel 25
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In Jehoshaphat's time, when the eighty-third Psalm was written (Ps 83:4, 7, 8, 12, "Ammon . . . holpen the children of Lot," who were, therefore, the leaders of the unholy conspiracy, "Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession"), we see the same profane spirit.
This site's exposition
the word of the LORD came to me
on Ezekiel 25:1-3
The Lord sends Ezekiel to face the Ammonites directly, and the charge is glee. They said Aha against the sanctuary when it was profaned, against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah. Henry reads the sin as malice rejoicing in a neighbor's calamity.
This site's exposition
when My sanctuary was profaned
The LORD names His sanctuary first, ahead of the land and the people. Nebuzaradan burned the temple in 586 BC, as 2 Kings 25:9 records, and Ammon's joy fell on the house where the LORD set His name. Gill reads the insult as aimed at God through His people.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Chapter 25: And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, set your face against the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them. And you shall say to the sons of Ammon: Hear the word of the Lord God!
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Aha - When thou shouldest have pitied, thou didst proudly insult over my people. The men of the east - The Arabians, associates of Nebuchadnezzar, who recompensed their service, with giving them this country when it was conquered, as it was five years after the desolation of Jerusalem. Rabbah - The royal city, called since Philadelphia from the king of Egypt who built it.
And say unto the Ammonites,....
They were glad to see, (1.) The temple burned, the sanctuary profaned by the victorious Chaldeans. This is put first, to intimate what was the cause of the controversy; they had an enmity to the Jews for the sake of their religion, though it was only some poor remains of the profession of it that were to be found among them.
The words behind it
29 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לִבְנֵ֣י | livnei | to [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| שִׁמְע֖וּ | shimu | hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| דְּבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֡ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| יַעַן֩ | yaan | because | H3282 → | 99 times |
| אָמְרֵ֨ךְ | ʾamerekh | said you | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הֶאָ֜ח | heach | aha! | H1889 → | 12 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | concerning | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מִקְדָּשִׁ֣י | mikdashi | sanctuary my | H4720 → | 75 times |
| כִֽי־ | khi- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נִחָ֗ל | nichal | it was profaned | H2490 → | 143 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and concerning | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אַדְמַ֤ת | ʾadmat | [the] land of | H127 → | 225 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נָשַׁ֔מָּה | nashamah | it was made desolate | H8074 → | 86 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and concerning | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הָלְכ֖וּ | halekhu | they went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| בַּגּוֹלָֽה׃ | bagolah | in <the> exile | H1473 → | 43 times |
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
לִבְנֵ֣יto [the] people of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֔וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
שִׁמְע֖וּhear
shimuH8085 →1159 times
דְּבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
כֹּה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֡הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
יַעַן֩because
yaanH3282 →99 times
אָמְרֵ֨ךְsaid you
ʾamerekhH559 →5305 times
הֶאָ֜חaha!
heachH1889 →12 times
אֶל־concerning
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מִקְדָּשִׁ֣יsanctuary my
mikdashiH4720 →75 times
כִֽי־for
khi-H3588 →4482 times
נִחָ֗לit was profaned
nichalH2490 →143 times
וְאֶל־and concerning
veel-H413 →5510 times
אַדְמַ֤ת[the] land of
ʾadmatH127 →225 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
נָשַׁ֔מָּהit was made desolate
nashamahH8074 →86 times
וְאֶל־and concerning
veel-H413 →5510 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
הָלְכ֖וּthey went
halekhuH1980 →1546 times
בַּגּוֹלָֽה׃in <the> exile
bagolahH1473 →43 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
it leads to
- John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Psalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Isaiah 9:2
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- Psalms 112:4
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Proverbs 24:16–18
For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- John 8:12
Through
Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
it leads to
- Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Job 31:29
If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
- 1 John 3:17
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- Proverbs 14:31
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.