Ezekiel 25:15-16

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.


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

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

tn Heb “with scorn in (the) soul.”

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

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

tn In Hebrew the verb “and I will cut off” sounds like its object, “the Cherethites,” and draws attention to the statement.

sn This is a name for the Philistines, many of whom migrated to Palestine from Crete.