Yehezkel (Ezekiel) 25:1–7 — Amon’s punishment (25:1–32:32)

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25:7 OSHB variant note: ל/בג: (x-qere) ’לְ/בַז֙’: lemma=l/957 n=1.2.0 morph=HR/Ncmsa id=269n6 לְ/בַז֙

25:7 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

25:5 Now the modern city of Amman (in Jordan) has been built on Rabah’s ruins.

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Jer 49:1-6:

49:1 Yahweh’s judgement for the Amonim

49 Yahweh says this about the Amonim:

Doesn’t Yisrael (Israel) have any children of its own?

Is there no one to inherit anything in Yisrael?

Why does the god Molek occupy Gad,

and its people live in their cities?[ref] 2 So listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming

when I’ll sound the signal for battle against Amon’s capital city Rabah,

so it’ll become a deserted heap and its villages will be set on fire,

because Yahweh says that Yisrael will drive out those who initially drove them out. 3 Wail, Heshbon, because Ay will be devastated.

≈ Cry out and put on sackcloth, you daughters of Rabah.

Mourn and run back and forth trying to figure out what to do

because Molek is going into captivity along with its priests and leaders.

4 Why do you brag about your fertile valleys, you faithless daughter?

You who trust in your wealth and think that no one would ever attack you.

5 Listen, this is the declaration of my master, Commander-in-chief Yahweh:

I’m about to bring terror to you from all those who surround you.

You’ll all be driven away ahead of it

and there won’t be anyone to gather those running away.

6 However in future years, I’ll restore Amon’s people from captivity.

That is Amon’s captivity.

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49 Of_the _people _of ˊAmmōn thus YHWH he _says children do_there _not_belong to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) or an _heir does_there _not_belong to_him/it why king _of_their has _he _dispossessed DOM Gād and_people _of_his in_cities _of_its has _it _dwelt.

2 For_so/thus/hence HERE days are_coming the _utterance _of YHWH and_I _will _sound _aloud against Rabāh of _the _people _of of _ˊAmmōn a _shout _of battle and_it _will _become (into)_a_mound _of desolation and_daughters _of_its with_fire they _will _be _kindled and_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _it _will _dispossess DOM those _of_who_dispossessed _it YHWH he _says.

3 Wail Oh _Ḩeshbōn if/because ˊAy it _has _been _devastated cry _out Oh _daughters _of Rabāh gird _yourselves sackcloth(s) mourn and_run _to _and _fro among_walls if/because king _of_their in_exile he _will _go priests _of_his and_officials _of_his together.

4 Why do _you _boast in_valleys valley _of_your is_flowing Oh_daughter (the)_apostate who_is_trusting in_treasures _of_her who will _he _come against_me.

5 Here_I am_about _to _bring on_you terror the _utterance _of my_master YHWH soldiers/messengers from_all around _of_you and_you(pl)_will _be _driven _away everyone before_him and_there_is_not one _who_gathers _together for_fugitive[s].

6 And_after thus I _will _turn _back DOM the _captivity _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn the _utterance _of YHWH.

49:1-6: Eze 21:28-32; 25:1-7; Amos 1:13-15; Zeph 2:8-11.

Eze 21:28-32:

21:28 Yahweh warns the Amonim

28 So you, son of humanity, prophesy and say, ‘The master Yahweh says this to the Amonim concerning their coming disgrace: A sword, a sword is drawn. It’s sharpened for the slaughter in order to devour, so it’ll be like lightning.[ref] 29 While prophets see empty visions for you and perform rituals to come up with lies for you, this sword will lie on the necks of the wicked who are about to be killed, whose day of punishment has come and whose time of disobedience is about to end.