Ezekiel chapter 25

vs 1

Ey-yep.

vs 2

So now we begin into a rather long section of prophecies against various nations that have shown themselves to be antagonistic against Israel and Jerusalem. One wonders whether those nations would ever have gotten to read these prophecies, or if they are more here so that God's people can read them and see that yes, he does judge other nations, not just them, for their wrongdoing. And that he still is on his people's side.

vs 3

So we see the Ammonites, for example, exclaimed (probably with joy) at the destruction of God's people. This is not the correct response, it seems.

vs 4

This is pretty much what happens to Israel and Judah. So the punishment for both nations is the same.

vs 5

I assume these are cities or towns, or at least populated areas.

vs 6

Definitely rejoicing, although possibly also a rock concert.

vs 7

This may seem harsh. I mean, an entire nation gets wiped out because they mocked God's people. But I suppose they were not rejoicing because God was punishing wrongdoing, but rather they were rejoicing because an enemy was getting stepped on. Big picture fail, survival epic fail.

vs 8

And it looks like it is Moab's turn now. But more on this tomorrow.