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Ezekiel 25:3
Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD speaks through Ezekiel to the Ammonites, delivering a formal declaration immediately after commanding the prophet to set his face against them. This address occurs while the sanctuary is profaned, the land of Israel lies waste, and Judah is in exile.
The words — שִׁמְע֖וּ (shim.'U) translates literally as "hear," functioning as a legal summons to receive the upcoming verdict. כֹּה\־ (koh-) means "thus," marking the precise formulation of the Lord GOD’s speech.
The thread — The Ammonites’ triumph over Judah’s ruin parallels the enemy’s claim in Ezekiel 36:2 that Israel’s ancient heights are now their possession. The same principle appears in Proverbs 17:5, which warns that gloating over calamity invites divine retribution.
Why it lands — The text records God’s direct response to hostile celebration of covenant disaster, requiring readers to acknowledge that divine judgment follows the profaning of His sanctuary and the mocking of His people. It demands a sober recognition that triumph over suffering is never without consequence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 36:2 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’
- Psalms 70:2 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
- Proverbs 17:5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 24:17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Ezekiel 25:6 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,
- Micah 7:8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Lamentations 2:21 Both young and old lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of Your anger; You have slaughtered them without compassion.
- Lamentations 4:21 So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.
- 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,”
- Ezekiel 26:2 “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’