God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 25:13
13So this is what the Almighty Lord says: I will use my power against Edom. I will wipe out people and animals. I will turn the land into ruins from Teman to Dedan. People will die in battle.
Ezekiel 25:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
- New International Version (NIV)therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill both man and beast. I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.
- English Standard Version (ESV)therefore thus says the Lord God, I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off from it man and beast. And I will make it desolate; from Teman even to Dedan they shall fall by the sword.
- New King James Version (NKJV)therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword.
Context of Ezekiel 25:13
11I will punish Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord. 12“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: Edom took revenge on the nation of Judah and became guilty because of it. So this is what the Almighty Lord says: I will use my power against Edom. I will wipe out people and animals. I will turn the land into ruins from Teman to Dedan. People will die in battle. 14I will use my people Israel to take revenge on Edom. My people will deal with Edom based on my anger and my fury. Then the Edomites will know my revenge, declares the Almighty Lord. 15“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The Philistines have taken revenge with spiteful hearts. They have tried to destroy their long-time enemies.
Read all of Ezekiel 25Ezekiel 25:13 word by word
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְנָטִ֤תִי יָדִי֙ עַל־אֱד֔וֹם וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֣ם וּבְהֵמָ֑ה וּנְתַתִּ֤יהָ חָרְבָּה֙ מִתֵּימָ֔ן וּדְדָ֖נֶה בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- I will also stretch outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- mine handיָדyâd · handH3027
- upon Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123
- and will cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
- manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- and beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- from it; and I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
- it desolateחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723
- from Temanתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · TemanH8487
- and they of Dedanדְּדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
- shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
- by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
Cross-references for Ezekiel 25:13
- Ezekiel 25:7That is why I will use my power against you and hand you over to the nations as loot. I will wipe you out from among the nations, make you disappear, and destroy you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Isaiah 34:1Come close, you nations, and listen. Pay attention, you people. The earth, everyone in it, the world, and everything on it will listen.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with his clothes stained bright red? Who is this dressed in splendor, going forward with great strength? “It is I, the Lord. I am coming to announce my victory. I am powerful enough to save ⌞you⌟.”
- Lamentations 4:21“Rejoice and be glad, people of Edom, inhabitants of the country of Uz. The cup ⌞of the Lord’s fury⌟ will be passed to you next. You’ll get drunk and take off all your clothes.
- Malachi 1:3but Esau I hated. I turned his mountains into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the jackals in the desert.
- Ezekiel 14:8I will reject him, and I will make an example of him. I will exclude him from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- Ezekiel 29:8“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am going to attack you with a sword. I will kill people and animals.
- Genesis 6:7So he said, “I will wipe off the face of the earth these humans that I created. I will wipe out not only humans, but also domestic animals, crawling animals, and birds. I’m sorry that I made them.”
- Jeremiah 7:20“This is what the Almighty Lord says: My anger and fury will be poured out on this place, on humans and animals, and on trees and crops. My anger and fury will burn and not be put out.
- Genesis 36:11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
- Jeremiah 49:7This is what the Lord of Armies says about Edom: Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Has wisdom disappeared from your people? Has their wisdom vanished?
- Obadiah 1:9“Teman, your warriors will be terrified. Everyone on Esau’s mountain will be slaughtered.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman. The Holy One comes from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens. His praise fills the earth.
- Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who shave the hair on their foreheads;
- Jeremiah 49:8Turn and run. Hide in deep caves, inhabitants of Dedan. When I punish them, I will bring disaster on the descendants of Esau.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 25:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I will make it desolate from Teman - Teman and Dedan were both cities of the Moabites, and apparently at each extremity of the land.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13From Teman - Or “from Teman” even unto “Dedan,” “shall they fall.” Teman and Dedan were districts (not cities), the former in the south (Ezekiel 20:46 note), the latter in the north (“over the whole country”).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 Though one event seem to the righteous and wicked, it is vastly different. Those who glory in any other defence and protection than the Divine power, providence, and promise, will, sooner or later, be ashamed of their glorying. Those who will not leave it to God to take vengeance for them, may expect that he will take vengeance on them. The equity of the Lord's judgments is to be observed, when he not only avenges injuries upon those that did…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14Ammon and Moab were happy about Judah's downfall, but Edom actively took part in it (see Ezekiel 35:5; Obadiah 1). vengefully: The people of Edom captured those fleeing and handed over survivors to help the Babylonians (Obadiah 1:11–14). They were opportunists, settling old conflicts from the ancient feud between Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27:41). They took what they could from Judah’s suffering. In return, the Lord would destroy their land.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Teman ... they of Dedan--rather, "I will make it desolate from Teman (in the south) even to Dedan (in the northwest)" [Grotius], (Jr 49:8), that is, the whole country from north to south, stretching from the south of the Dead Sea to the Elanitic gulf of the Red Sea.Read the comment
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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
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