Ezekiel 25:10
in Ezekiel 25I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
unto the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon; and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations:
KJV
Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
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This verse in Ezekiel 25
Commentary
9 notes on this verseUnto 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 underwent the same fate.
This site's exposition
the house of Judah is like all the other nations
on Ezekiel 25:8-11
Moab and Seir join with a leveling claim, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen. The Lord answers by naming Moab's glory, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon and Kiriathaim. Fairbairn notes the closing line folds Moab into Ammon's sentence, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.
This site's exposition
no longer be remembered among the nations
The people of the East are the desert tribes who raided Israel alongside Midian in Judges 6:3. One horde receives both kingdoms. Moab and Ammon both descended from Lot, and one sentence takes them together.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 8 onwards) This is what the Lord God says: Because Moab and Seir have said, 'Look, just like all the other nations, the house of Judah is also ours,' therefore I will expose Moab's shoulder, including its cities, with the renowned land of Beth Jesimoth, Beelmeon, and Kariathaim. I will give it to the people of the East along with the Ammonites as their inheritance, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. I will also execute judgments against Moab, and they will know that I am the Lord.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But of the Moabites it is said, I will execute judgments upon Moab; they shall feel the weight of God's displeasure, but perhaps not to that degree that the Ammonites shall; however, so far as that they shall know that I am the Lord, that the God of Israel is a God of power, and that his covenant with his people is not broken.
Note, Those who glory in any other defence and protection than that of the divine power, providence, and promise, will sooner or later see cause to be ashamed of their glorying.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
MAURER, as English Version, "with the Ammonites," that is, Moab, "together with the land of Ammon," is to be thrown "open to the men of the east," to enter and take possession (Jer 49:1-39).
That the Ammonites - The Syriac has, “That Rabbah of the sons of Ammon be not remembered.”
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Ammon and Moab, of common origin, whose lands had so often been interchanged, shall now share a common ruin. To “the men of the east” Eze 25:4 shall Moab with Ammon be given, that Ammon may be remembercd no more, and judgment be executed on Moab.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
To the children of the East I will expose them so that they should come upon the children of Ammon through the land of Moab.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לִבְנֵי־ | livnei- | to [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| קֶ֙דֶם֙ | kedem | [the] east | H6924 → | 87 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | with | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| וּנְתַתִּ֖יהָ | unetatiha | and I will give it | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֑ה | lemorashah | to a possession | H4181 → | 9 times |
| לְמַ֛עַן | lemaan | so that | H4616 → | 272 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִזָּכֵ֥ר | tizakher | it will be remembered | H2142 → | 230 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֖וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ | bagoyim | among the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
לִבְנֵי־to [the] people of
livnei-H1121 →4930 times
קֶ֙דֶם֙[the] east
kedemH6924 →87 times
עַל־with
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֔וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
וּנְתַתִּ֖יהָand I will give it
unetatihaH5414 →2011 times
לְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֑הto a possession
lemorashahH4181 →9 times
לְמַ֛עַןso that
lemaanH4616 →272 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תִזָּכֵ֥רit will be remembered
tizakherH2142 →230 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֖וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃among the nations
bagoyimH1471 →561 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
Ezekiel 25:4therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink…
it leads to
- Judges 6:33
Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
- Deuteronomy 28:33
A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.
- Deuteronomy 28:51
They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds…
- 1 Kings 4:30
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
- Isaiah 1:7
Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.
- Judges 6:33
Through
Ezekiel 21:32You will be fuel for the fire. Your blood will stain your own land. You will not be remembered, for I, the LORD, have spoken.’”
it leads to
- Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of…
- Ezekiel 20:47–48
Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all…
- Malachi 4:1
Through
Isaiah 23:16“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”
it leads to
- Proverbs 7:10–12
Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
- Proverbs 7:10–12
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About Ezekiel
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.