Eze 25:13-17 - Commentary

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Text -- Ezekiel 25:13-17 (NET)

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25:13 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom, and I will kill the people and animals within her, and I will make her desolate; from Teman to Dedan they will die by the sword. 25:14 I will exact my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel. They will carry out in Edom my anger and rage; they will experience my vengeance, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

A Prophecy Against Philistia

25:15 “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘The Philistines have exacted merciless revenge, showing intense scorn in their effort to destroy Judah with unrelenting hostility. 25:16 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note, I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines. I will kill the Cherethites and destroy those who remain on the seacoast. 25:17 I will exact great vengeance upon them with angry rebukes. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I exact my vengeance upon them.’”

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Cherethites a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC),officers who formed part of David's guard

· Dedan an island off the southwest coast of Asia Minor in the Mediterranean Sea,an island on the south coast of Turkey, 170 km NE of Crete

· Edom resident(s) of the region of Edom

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Philistines a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan

· sea the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River,the Mediterranean Sea,the Persian Gulf south east of Babylon,the Red Sea

· Teman son of Eliphaz son of Esau,a chief of Edom,a town or region of Edom

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NET Notes: Eze 25:13 Heb “fall.”

NET Notes: Eze 25:14 Heb “know.”

NET Notes: Eze 25:15 Heb “to destroy (with) perpetual hostility.” Joel 3:4-8 also speaks of the Philistines taking advantage of the fall of Judah.

NET Notes: Eze 25:16 This is a name for the Philistines, many of whom migrated to Palestine from Crete.

NET Notes: Eze 25:17 Heb “with acts of punishment of anger.”

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