Text -- Ezekiel 25:15 (NET)

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.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Eze 25:15

¹ sn The Philistines inhabited the coastal plain by the Mediterranean Sea, west of Judah.

² tn Heb “have acted with vengeance and taken vengeance with vengeance.” The repetition emphasizes the degree of vengeance which they exhibited, presumably toward Judah.

³ tn Heb “with scorn in (the) soul.”

⁴ tn The object is not specified in the Hebrew text, but has been clarified as “Judah” in the translation.

⁵ tn Heb “to destroy (with) perpetual hostility.” Joel 3:4-8 also speaks of the Philistines taking advantage of the fall of Judah.