Ezekiel 25:5

Ezekiel 25:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And I will turn the city of Rabbah into a pasture for camels, and all the land of the Ammonites into a resting place for sheep and goats. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 25:5

3Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, 'Aha!' over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when they went into exile, 4therefore behold, I am handing you over to the people of the East for a possession, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings in your midst. They shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a fold for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 6For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel, 7therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and will hand you over as plunder to the nations. And I will cut you off from the peoples and will make you perish out of the countries; I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 25:5 word by word

וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־רַבָּה֙ לִנְוֵ֣ה גְמַלִּ֔ים וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן לְמִרְבַּץ־צֹ֑אן וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
• a stableנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
• for camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
• and the Ammonitesעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• and the Ammonitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• a couchingplaceמַרְבֵּץmarbêts · restingH4769
• for flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and ye shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 25:5

• Ezekiel 21:20Mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, into Jerusalem the fortified.
• 2 Samuel 12:26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city.
• Isaiah 17:2The cities of Aroer are deserted; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.
• Isaiah 32:14For the palace is forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;
• Zephaniah 2:14Herds shall lie down in her midst, all kinds of beasts; even the owl and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall hoot in the window; devastation will be on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare.
• Ezekiel 25:8"Thus says the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir said, 'Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,'
• Ezekiel 24:24Thus shall Ezekiel be to you a sign; according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.'
• Ezekiel 26:6and her daughters on the mainland shall be killed by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 30:8Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken.
• Ezekiel 35:9I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 33:23The word of the Lord came to me:
• Psalms 83:18that they may know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.
• Isaiah 37:20So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord."

Commentaries on Ezekiel 25:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-7Verses 1-7 It was a distinct part of scriptural prophecy to address pagan nations. In Isaiah Ephesians 6:12, but in which she will surely prevail. It was a distinct part of scriptural prophecy to address pagan nations. In Isaiah Ephesians 6:12, but in which she will surely prevail. This series of prophecies, with one exception, was delivered at the time of the fall of Jerusalem; some shortly before, and some shortly after, the capture of the city. They…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-7The Ammonites celebrated Judah's downfall and the destruction of Israel's temple. So, as the prophet warned (Ezekiel 21:28–32), they would face invasion and destruction. Others would consume the Ammonites' produce, and their people would be wiped out, similar to Judah. The Ammonites' gods could not save them from the Lord's anger, and they would realize that the Lord is the true God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Rabbah--meaning "the Great," Ammon's metropolis. Under the Ptolemies it was rebuilt under the name Philadelphia; the ruins are called Amman now, but there is no dwelling inhabited. Ammonites--that is, the Ammonite region is to be a "couching place for flocks," namely of the Arabs. The "camels," being the chief beast of burden of the Chaldeans, are put first, as their invasion was to prepare the Ammonite land for the Arab "flocks." Instead of busy men…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 25:5

• Ammonites
• Camel
• Judgments
• Rabbah

In the dictionaries

• Rabbah
• Ammonite
• Despite
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fold
• Couching-Place
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Joel (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings