Ezekiel 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;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
say	וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ ve.'a.mar.Ta	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
Ammonites	לִבְנֵ֣י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Hear	שִׁמְע֖וּ shim.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
word	דְּבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִ֑ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִ֡ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
saidst	אָמְרֵ֨ךְ 'a.me.Rekh	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
Aha	הֶאָ֜ח he.'Ach	H1889	aha! · interjection
sanctuary	מִקְדָּשִׁ֣י mik.da.Shi	H4720	a consecrated thing or place · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
profaned	נִחָ֗ל ni.Chal	H2490	properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
land	אַדְמַ֤ת 'ad.Mat	H127	soil (from its general redness) · noun, common feminine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
desolate	נָשַׁ֔מָּה na.Sha.mah	H8074	to stun (or intransitively · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
went	הָלְכ֖וּ ha.le.Khu	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
captivity	בַּגּוֹלָֽה ba.go.Lah	H1473	exile · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 36:2 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
Psalms 70:2-3 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Proverbs 17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 24:17-18 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Ezekiel 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 ag…
Micah 7:8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
Lamentations 2:21-22 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day…
Lamentations 4:21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 25:1-7

Here, I. The prophet is ordered to address himself to the Ammonites, in the name of the Lord Jehovah the God of Israel, who is also the God of the whole earth. But what can Chemosh, the god of the children of Ammon, say, in answer to it? He is bidden to set his face against the Ammonites, for he is God's representative as a prophet, and thus he must signify that God set his face against them, for the face of the Lord is against those that do evil, Psa 34:16. He must speak with boldness and assurance, as one that knew whose errand he went upon, and that he should be borne out in delivering it. He must therefore set his face as a flint, Isa 1:7. He must show his displeasure against these proud…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 25:2

Set thy face against the Ammonites - We have already seen, Eze 21:19, etc., that when Nebuchadnezzar left Babylon he was in doubt whether he should besiege Riblath, the capital of the Ammonites, or Jerusalem, the capital of the Jews, first: and having used his divination. he was determined, by the result, to attack Jerusalem the first. He did so and the Ammonites, seeing the success of his arms, made friends with him, and exulted in the ruin of the Jews. God resents this, and predicts their downfall with that of Edom, Moab, and the Philistines. The fulfillment of this prediction is not noted in Scripture: but Josephus tells us, that about five years after the taking of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnez…

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John Gill on Ezekiel 25:3

And say unto the Ammonites,.... Either to their ambassadors at Babylon, or merchants there; or by letters to them, the prophet being in Chaldea, at a distance from them: hear the word of the Lord God; not Chemosh their idol, nor their lying oracles, but the word of the true and living God; which is always accomplished, and is never frustrated: thus saith the Lord God, because thou saidst, aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; that is, expressed joy, as the Targum paraphrases it, at the destruction of the temple, when it was burnt by Nebuchadnezzar; it was foreknown by the Lord that they would do so, and are here threatened before hand; for as yet the temple was not destroyed; a…

Dictionary and topics

Ammonite — The usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). From the very beginning (Deut. 2:16-20) of their history till they are lost sight of (Judg. 5:2), this tribe is closely…
Ezekiel, Book of — Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of…
Ammonites · Character of — Character of
Ammonites, The · Character of: Vindictive — Character of: Vindictive
Malice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Mocking · The Ammonites mock Go — The Ammonites mock Go
Scoffing · .Ammonites — .Ammonites
Scorning And Mocking · Exemplified: Ammonites — Exemplified: Ammonites

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 25:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 25:1-7

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 25:2

John Gill on Ezekiel 25:3

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 25:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 25:1-7

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 25:2

John Gill on Ezekiel 25:3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 25:1-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 25:3-7

Rashi on Ezekiel 25:3