Ezekiel 25:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

Therefore behold I will stretch forth my hand upon thee, and will deliver thee to be the spoil of nations, and will cut thee off from among the people, and destroy thee out of the lands, and break thee in pieces: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Douay-Rheims

לָכֵ֡ן הִנְנִי֩ נָטִ֨יתִי אֶת־יָדִ֜י עָלֶ֗יךָ וּנְתַתִּ֤יךָֽ־לבג לְבַז֙ לַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְהִכְרַתִּ֙יךָ֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךָ מִן־הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת אַשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

For this reason, behold, I will extend my hand against you, and I will strip you bare with my words, and I will remove you from among the people, and I will annihilate you from the nations with utter destruction, and I will make you as I am, says the Lord Sovereign. This is because, while you took joy in the misfortunes of my people, celebrating and reveling, even stamping your feet in delight, you will face severe calamities as a consequence, and you will truly come to understand my sovereignty. Following this, God directs the prophecy towards Moab, the sibling and neighbor of Ammon.

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