Ezekiel 24:15-25:17
New American Standard Bible
Death of Ezekiel’s Wife Is a Sign
15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you (A)what is precious to your eyes with a (B)fatal blow; but you shall not (C)mourn and you shall not weep, and your (D)tears shall not come. 17 Groan silently; do (E)no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not [a]cover your mustache, and (F)do not eat the [b]bread of other people.” 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. 19 And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are doing?” 20 Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, (G)that which is precious in your eyes and the longing of your soul; and your (H)sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 22 And you will do just as I have done; you will not [c]cover your mustache, and you will not eat the [d]bread of other people. 23 Your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You (I)will not mourn and you will not weep; but (J)you will rot away in your guilty deeds, and you will groan [e]to one another. 24 So Ezekiel will be a (K)sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’”
25 ‘As for you, son of man, will it not be on the day when I take from them their (L)stronghold, the joy of their splendor, that which is precious in their eyes and their [f]heart’s longing, their sons and their daughters, 26 that on that day the one who (M)escapes will come to you with information for your ears? 27 On that day your (N)mouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and no longer be silenced. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”
Judgment on Gentile Nations—Ammon
25 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against the (O)sons of Ammon and prophesy against them, 3 and say to the sons of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord [g]God! This is what the Lord God says: “Because you said, ‘(P)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 exile, 4 therefore, behold, I am going to give you to the [h](Q)people of the east as a possession, and they will set up their encampments among you and make their dwellings among you; they will (R)eat your fruit and drink your milk. 5 I will make (S)Rabbah a pasture for camels, and the sons of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” 6 For this is what the Lord God says: “Because you have (T)clapped your hands and stamped your feet, and have (U)rejoiced with all the malice in your soul against the land of Israel, 7 therefore, behold, I have (V)reached out with My hand against you and I will give you as (W)plunder to the nations. And I will (X)cut you off from the peoples and (Y)eliminate you from the lands. I will exterminate you. So you will (Z)know that I am the Lord.”
Moab
8 ‘The Lord God says this: “Because (AA)Moab and Seir say, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations,’ 9 therefore, behold, I am going to [i]deprive the flank of Moab of its cities, of its cities [j]which are on its frontiers, the glory of the land, (AB)Beth-jeshimoth, (AC)Baal-meon, and (AD)Kiriathaim; 10 and I will give it as a possession along with the sons of Ammon to the [k](AE)people of the east, so that the sons of Ammon will not be remembered among the nations. 11 So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the Lord.”
Edom
12 ‘The Lord God says this: “Because (AF)Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has incurred great guilt, and avenged themselves upon them,” 13 therefore this is what the Lord God says: “I will also (AG)reach out with My hand against Edom and (AH)eliminate human and animal life from it. And I will turn it into ruins; from (AI)Teman even to (AJ)Dedan they will fall by the sword. 14 And (AK)I will inflict My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel. Therefore, they will act in Edom (AL)in accordance with My anger and My wrath; so they will know My vengeance,” declares the Lord God.
Philistia
15 ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Because the Philistines have acted in (AM)revenge, and have taken vengeance with malice in their souls to destroy with everlasting hostility,” 16 therefore this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to (AN)reach out with My hand against the Philistines and eliminate the (AO)Cherethites; and I will destroy the remnant of the seacoast. 17 I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will (AP)know that I am the Lord, when I inflict My vengeance on them.”’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 24:17 Covering the beard and mustache was a mourning custom
- Ezekiel 24:17 I.e., food from others for mourners
- Ezekiel 24:22 See note 1 v 17
- Ezekiel 24:22 See note 2 v 17
- Ezekiel 24:23 Lit each to his brother
- Ezekiel 24:25 Lit soul’s burden
- Ezekiel 25:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 25:4 Lit sons
- Ezekiel 25:9 Lit open
- Ezekiel 25:9 Lit from its end
- Ezekiel 25:10 Lit sons
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