Ezekiel 25:17

I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord speaks through Ezekiel to Israel, pronouncing judgment on the Philistines immediately after detailing the destruction of the Cherethites along the coast.

The words — The Hebrew נְקָמ֣וֹת (ne.ka.Mot) means "vengeances" and גְּדֹל֔וֹת (ge.do.Lot) translates to "great," structuring the coming action as a massive punitive response.

The thread — The text states the Lord will lay vengeance upon them so they will know He is the LORD, a sequence that appears in Ezekiel 25:11 where Moab recognizes the Lord after judgments, and in Psalms 9:16 which notes the Lord is known by the justice He brings.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to accept that God’s fierce reproof against hostile nations functions as a definitive proof of His sovereign identity.

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The Hebrew words

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King James Version

And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 25:11 So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
Ezekiel 25:14 I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’
Psalms 9:16 The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
Ezekiel 5:15 So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.
Ezekiel 6:7 The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 25:5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’