Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the [a]men of the East for a possession, and they shall set their [b]palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk:

And I will make [c]Rabbah a dwelling place for camels, and the Ammonites a sheepcote, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

For thus saith the Lord God, Because thou hast clapped the hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 25:4 That is, to the Babylonians.
  2. Ezekiel 25:4 They shall chase thee away, and take thy gorgeous houses to dwell in.
  3. Ezekiel 25:5 Called also Philadelphin, which was the chief city of the Ammonites, and full of conduits, 2 Sam. 12:27.

therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East(A) as a possession. They will set up their camps(B) and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.(C) I will turn Rabbah(D) into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep.(E) Then you will know that I am the Lord. For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands(F) and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,(G)

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