Ezekiel 25 (KJV) - Bible Truth Library

Josephus expressly states, that five years after the destruction of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar turned his arms against the Ammonites and Moabites, and entirely subjugated 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 Rabbah, their one proud capital, "a stable for camels," and other cattle.

See Note on 2 Sa 12:26.of the east.

Gen. 29:1• ¹Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. (Gen. 29:1)

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Num. 23:7• ⁷And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. (Num. 23:7)

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Isa. 41:2• ²Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. (Isa. 41:2)

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Lev. 26:16• ¹⁶I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. (Lev. 26:16)

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Deut. 28:33,51• ³³The fruit of thy land, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
⁵¹And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee. (Deut. 28:33,51)

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Judg. 6:3‑6• ³And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
⁴And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
⁵For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
⁶And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord. (Judg. 6:3‑6)

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Isa. 1:7• ⁷Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. (Isa. 1:7)

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Isa. 32:8‑9• ⁸But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
⁹Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. (Isa. 32:8‑9)

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Isa. 65:22• ²²They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. (Isa. 65:22)

• {Sons of the east are} Ishmaelites, who should, on the great overthrow of the actual state by Nebuchadnezzar, pitch their tents, and tend their flocks and herds, and in short pass their nomad life in the land of those who triumphed at the desecration of Jehovah's sanctuary and the desolation of Israel's land, and the captivity of Judah....It was a greater blow thus to become a possession of the wandering Bedouins than simply to have fallen under the towers and strength and skill of the Babylonians. (“Notes on Ezekiel 25” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

therefore behold, I will give thee to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampmentse in thee, and make their dwellings in thee; they shall eat thy fruits, and they shall drink thy milk.

JND Translation Notes

Enclosures for cattle, or tent villages. see Gen. 25.16; Num. 31.10.