Ezekiel 25:12
in Ezekiel 25This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,
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ASV
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
KJV
Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
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This verse in Ezekiel 25
Commentary
9 notes on this verse(Vers. 12, 13, et seqq.) Thus says the Lord God: Because Edom has acted vengefully against the children of Judah and has incurred guilt by taking vengeance upon them, therefore thus says the Lord God: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast. I will make it a desolation from Teman, and Dedan shall fall by the sword.
This site's exposition
Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah
on Ezekiel 25:12-14
Edom's charge is vengeance carried out, dealt against the house of Judah. The sentence stands apart from the other three: the Lord says he will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel. Henry connects the detail to Israel's subjugation of Edom under the Hasmonean kings.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
But the Jews had a divine warrant to reign over the Edomites, for that therefore they ought not to have made reprisals; and it was the more disingenuous for them to retain the old enmity when God had particularly commanded his people to forget it. 7 , Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite. The judgments threatened against them for this sin.
Though the event seem one to the righteous and wicked, yet indeed it is vastly different. What should be the punishment of Moab for this sin; because they triumphed in the overthrow of Judah, their country shall be in like manner overthrown with that of the Ammonites, who were guilty of the same sin (
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7 ), and for this they took vengeance. Now they would pay off all the old scores, and not only incensed the Babylonians against Jerusalem, crying, Rase it, rase it ( Ps. cxxxvii. 7 ), but cut off those that escaped, as we find in the prophecy of Obadiah, which is wholly directed against Edom,
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Thus saith the Lord God,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
taking vengeance--literally, "revenging with revengement," that is, the most unrelenting vengeance. It was not simple hatred, but deep-brooding, implacable revenge. The grudge of Edom or Esau was originally for Jacob's robbing him of Isaac's blessing (Ge 25:23;
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2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Because that Edom hath dealt - The Edomites were the most inveterate enemies of the Jews from the very earliest times, and ever did all that they could to annoy them.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Edom, so named from Esau, consisted of various tribes enumerated in Gen. 36. The Edomites became a powerful nation before the Israelites came out of Egypt. David conquered them, but in the reign of Joram they rebelled and were not again subdued 2Ki 8:20. Under the name of Idumea the land was conquered by John Hyrcanus (compare Eze 25:14), when many of the people adopted the religion of the Jews. In later times the Idumean Herod became king of Palestine, reckoning himself as a Jew. Mount Seir, deserted by its original inhabitants, was occupied by a tribe of Arabians (the Nabatheans), under whelm Petra rose and continued a flourishing city under Roman dominion, until the tide of Mahometan conquest brought it to that ruin in which Edom at last found the complete fulfillment of the prophecies uttered against it Eze 35:1-15. Taking vengeance - Referring to the wrong done by Jacob to Esau Gen 27:36.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֤ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַר֙ | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| יַ֣עַן | yaan | because | H3282 → | 99 times |
| עֲשׂ֥וֹת | asot | acted | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֱד֛וֹם | ʾedom | Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| בִּנְקֹ֥ם | binkom | by avenging itself | H5358 → | 35 times |
| נָקָ֖ם | nakam | vengeance | H5359 → | 17 times |
| לְבֵ֣ית | leveit | to [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַיֶּאְשְׁמ֥וּ | vaiye'shemu | and they have become guilty | H816 → | 35 times |
| אָשׁ֖וֹם | ʾashom | continually <be guilty> | H816 → | 35 times |
| וְנִקְּמ֥וּ | venikemu | and they have avenged themselves | H5358 → | 35 times |
| בָהֶֽם׃ | vahem | on them |
כֹּ֤הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַר֙he says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
יַ֣עַןbecause
yaanH3282 →99 times
עֲשׂ֥וֹתacted
asotH6213 →2628 times
אֱד֛וֹםEdom
ʾedomH123 →99 times
בִּנְקֹ֥םby avenging itself
binkomH5358 →35 times
נָקָ֖םvengeance
nakamH5359 →17 times
לְבֵ֣יתto [the] house of
leveitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וַיֶּאְשְׁמ֥וּand they have become guilty
vaiye'shemuH816 →35 times
אָשׁ֖וֹםcontinually <be guilty>
ʾashomH816 →35 times
וְנִקְּמ֥וּand they have avenged themselves
venikemuH5358 →35 times
בָהֶֽם׃on them
vahem
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
Psalms 137:7Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
it leads to
- Lamentations 4:21–22
So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.
- Ezekiel 25:12–14
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,
- Jeremiah 49:7–22
Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
- Obadiah 1:10–14
Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.
- 1 Samuel 15:2
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.
- Lamentations 4:21–22
Through
Ezekiel 25:8This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 48:1–47
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and…
- Isaiah 15:1–9
This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
- Jeremiah 25:21
Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;
- Jeremiah 48:1–47
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceTransjordanEdomThe highland nation descended from Esau that refused Israel passage on the King's Highway, and whose pride the prophets answered.
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 Prophecies of 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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.