Bible Strands
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,”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord GOD delivers this declaration concerning Moab and Seir immediately after concluding the judgment oracle against Ammon. The statement initiates a new prophetic pronouncement targeting these neighboring territories.
The words — The formula כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוָה (koh amar Adonai Yahweh) translates literally to "thus says the Lord GOD" and marks the prophetic authority. The conjunction יַ֗עַן (ya'an) introduces the specific cause for the coming judgment.
The thread — The oracle against Moab parallels the burden recorded in Isaiah 15:1 and aligns with the broader judgment list in Jeremiah 25:21. Jeremiah 48:1 similarly frames a formal declaration against Moab under the authority of the LORD of Hosts.
Why it lands — The text records the arrogant assessment that Judah had become indistinguishable from surrounding nations. It demands the reader recognize that divine judgment follows the presumption of God's indifference to His people.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
Cross-references
- Isaiah 15:1 This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
- Jeremiah 25:21 Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;
- Jeremiah 48:1 Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
- Numbers 24:17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
- Deuteronomy 2:5 Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
- Psalms 83:4 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
- Isaiah 10:9 “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
- Isaiah 25:10 For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
- Isaiah 34:1 Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
- Isaiah 36:18 Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?