Ezekiel 25

Notes on the verses

Chap. XXV. Ver. 4. Men of the East.—(Josephus expressly states, that five years after the destruction of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar turned his arms against the Ammonites and Moabites, and entirely defeated them; and it is probable, that the Arabs, and other nations east of Judah, then took possession of their cities, and enjoyed the fruits of their land. The country of Moab and Ammon is now inhabited by the Bedouin Arabs; where they pasture their flocks, and, no doubt, make the ruins of Rabba, their once proud capital, “a stable for camels,” and other cattle. See note on (2 Samuel 12:26).)—Bagster. Ver. 5. A stable for camels.—Camels are seldom kept in stables, but often browse upon the weeds that grow among ruins.

Harmer’s Obs. The Ammonites.—That is, the land of the children of Ammon. 2 Ver. 9. I will open the side.—Heb. “The shoulders of Moab.” For the geography of this country, see (Numbers 34:11)., where the same term defines its coast. 889 Ver. 14. Vengeance upon Edom.—(This was fulfilled by the Maccabees, who not only entirely subjugated them, but obliged them to receive circumcision. Josephus, Ant. 1 Mac. v. 65. 2 Mac. x. 16.)—Bagster. Ver. 15. For the old hatred.—Marg. “Perpetual hatred.” Ver. 16. My hand upon the Philistines.—(These addresses against the Philistines, Edomites, and others, seem to have been fulfilled by Nebuchadnezzar during the siege of Tyre. Berosus (apud Josephus, Cont.

Ap.) states, that he subdued Syria, Arabia, Phoenicia, and Egypt; and now their very names have no existence, except in history.)—Bagster.—Cherethims.—See (1 Samuel 30:14). 4