Ezekiel 25:12

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through Ezekiel to pronounce judgment on Edom, positioned directly after the oracle against Moab. The words — The text emphasizes בִּ/נְקֹם (bi/n.Kom) = by/ avenging itself and אֱד֛וֹם ('e.Dom) = Edom to establish the specific cause for the coming decree. The thread — The condemnation of Edom recurs in Jeremiah 49:7 concerning the failure of wisdom in Teman, Psalm 137:7 recalling their demand to raze Jerusalem, and Ezekiel 25:8 where their contempt for Judah is first recorded. Why it lands — The passage states that Edom’s vengeful attack on Judah incurred grievous guilt, requiring readers to recognize that hostile exploitation of Israel’s downfall triggers certain divine judgment.

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The Hebrew words

כֹּ֤הkohthus אָמַר֙'a.Marhe says אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahweh יַ֣עַןYa.'anbecause עֲשׂ֥וֹתa.Sotacted אֱד֛וֹם'e.DomEdom בִּנְקֹ֥םbi/n.Komby/ avenging itself נָקָ֖םna.Kamvengeance לְבֵ֣יתle./Veitto/ [the] house of יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudah וַיֶּאְשְׁמ֥וּva/i.ye'.she.Muand/ they have become guilty אָשׁ֖וֹם'a.Shomcontinually <be guilty>וְנִקְּמ֥וּve./ni.ke.Muand/ they have avenged themselvesבָהֶֽם׃va./Hemon/ them

King James Version

Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

Cross-references

Jeremiah 49:7 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
Psalms 137:7 Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
Ezekiel 25:8 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,”
Amos 1:11 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.
Obadiah 1:10 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.
Genesis 27:41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
2 Chronicles 28:17 The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.
Ezekiel 35:1 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,