Ezekiel 25

Ezekiel 25:2-3

Ammon. These nations were punished five years after the Jews, chap. xxi. 19., and Jeremias xxvii. 3. (Calmet) — “Egypt, Syria, Ph'9cnicia, and Arabia,” were conquered. (Berosus) — Hast. God saw their dispositions, which they manifested afterwards. (Calmet) — They rejoiced most, and were therefore punished with other nations. (Worthington)

Ezekiel 25:4

East; the Chaldeans, (Sanctius) who conquered them, (Haydock) though the Scenite Arabs, who occupied the country after the inhabitants were removed, or the Armenians and Agarens, are rather meant than the Chaldeans. (Worthington)

Ezekiel 25:5

Rabbath, the capital city of the Ammonites: it was afterwards called Philadelphia. (Challoner) — Flocks. These constituted the riches of those Arabians.

Ezekiel 25:7

Lord, and that it was not through impotence that my people became a prey. Ammon and Moab returned after some time, ver. 10., and chap. xvi. 53., and Jeremias xlix. 6.

Ezekiel 25:8

Seir; Idumea. — Nations, whose gods could not defend them. (Calmet) — Thus they blasphemed the Lord. (Theodoret)

Ezekiel 25:9

Shoulder; reduce to slavery, (Haydock) or take the strong places, (Jeremias xlviii. 7.; Calmet) or cities and strength of Moab. (Worthington)

Ezekiel 25:10

With, or “like thee.” Moab (ver. 11.) shall be treated like Ammon. (Haydock) — Hebrew, “As for the,” &c. (Calmet)

Ezekiel 25:12

Revenge; exhorting the Chaldeans to destroy utterly, (Psalm cxxxvi. 7.) and seizing every opportunity of injuring the Jews, 2 Paralipomenon xxviii. 18., and Amos i. 11.

Ezekiel 25:13

South. Hebrew, “Theman,” a city at one extremity. The Chaldeans laid waste the country, (chap. xxxii. 29.) but did not remove the people, who seized the southern parts of Juda, till they were forced to submit to the Machabees.

Ezekiel 25:15

Enmities. They also watched every moment to injure the Jews, Amos i. 5. But Nabuchodonosor was irritated, because they had assisted Tyre, Jeremias xlvii. 4.

Ezekiel 25:16

Killers. Hebrew, “Ceretheans.” David’s guards were of this nation, 2 Kings viii. 18. They came originally from Crete; and the Septuagint have here, “Cretans;” (Calmet) as Grabe substitutes for “Judges of Sidon.” (Haydock) — Chaldean, “archers.” — Remnant. They deserve not the name of a nation, having been much reduced by Egypt and the Chaldeans. (Calmet)

Ezekiel 25:27

CHAPTER XXV.