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Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.” ’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the LORD, when I inflict My vengeance on them.”’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the LORD when I lay My vengeance on them."&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the LORD when I lay My vengeance on them.”’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful reproofs; and they will know that I am Yahweh when I lay My vengeance on them.”’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes <i>and</i> chastisements and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD when I lay My vengeance on them.”’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will execute severe vengeance against them with furious rebukes. They will know that I am the LORD when I take my vengeance on them.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance against them with furious rebukes. They will know that I am Yahweh when I take My vengeance on them.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In my fierce anger, I will take revenge on them. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the LORD." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will take fierce revenge on them and punish them with fury. I will take revenge on them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will punish them severely and take full revenge on them. They will feel my anger. Then they will know that I am the LORD." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll take vengeance on them, punishing them severely in my anger. They'll know that I am the LORD when I take my vengeance on them."'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will exact great vengeance upon them with angry rebukes. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I exact my vengeance upon them.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance on them.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I lay my vengeance on them.”’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And done great vengeance on them with furious reproofs, "" And they have known that I [am] YHWH, "" In My giving out My vengeance on them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And done upon them great vengeance with furious reproofs, And they have known that I am Jehovah, In My giving out My vengeance on them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I did great vengeances upon them with reproofs of wrath; and they shall know that I Jehovah, in my giving vengeance upon them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will execute great vengeance upon them, rebuking them in fury: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will execute great vengeance against them, reproving them in fury. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will send my vengeance upon them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus I will execute great acts of vengeance on them, punishing them furiously. Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I wreak my vengeance on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful punishments. Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance on them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will execute my great vengeance upon them with rebukes and anger; and they shall know that I am the LORD when I have executed my vengeance upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall exact my great vengeance from them in rebuke and in anger, and they shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH, when I have exacted my vengeance from them <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay My vengeance upon them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will execute great vengeance upon them; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have brought my vengeance upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7384" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/25.htm">A Prophecy Against the Philistines</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I will execute</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great</a> <a href="/hebrew/5360.htm" title="5360: nə·qā·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Vengeance. Feminine of naqam; avengement, whether the act of the passion.">vengeance</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">against them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥê·māh (N-fs) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">with furious</a> <a href="/hebrew/8433.htm" title="8433: bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḥō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- And towkachath; from yakach; chastisement; figuratively correction, refutation, proof.">reproof.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Then they will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: bə·ṯit·tî (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">when I lay</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5360.htm" title="5360: niq·mā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Vengeance. Feminine of naqam; avengement, whether the act of the passion.">My vengeance</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">upon them.’”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Matthew 5:7</a></span><br />Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a></span><br />For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-36.htm">Luke 6:36</a></span><br />Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></span><br />For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a></span><br />Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6-8</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a></span><br />And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a></span><br />For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30</a></span><br />For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Isaiah 63:4</a></span><br />For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-2.htm">Isaiah 61:2</a></span><br />to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Jeremiah 51:36</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a></span><br />Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance on them.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-11.htm">Ezekiel 25:11</a></b></br> And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Ezekiel 5:15</a></b></br> So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that <i>are</i> round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken <i>it</i>.</p><p class="hdg">vengeance [heb] vengeances </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-5.htm">Ezekiel 25:5,11,14</a></b></br> And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm">Ezekiel 6:7</a></b></br> And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Psalm 9:16</a></b></br> The LORD is known <i>by</i> the judgment <i>which</i> he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Chastisements</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Furious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Reproofs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Vengeance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Wrathful</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Chastisements</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-22.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Furious</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Rebukes</a> <a href="/psalms/38-14.htm">Reproofs</a> <a href="/micah/5-15.htm">Vengeance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-15.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Wrathful</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/25-1.htm">God's vengeance, for their insolence against the Jews, upon the Ammonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">upon Moab and Seir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">upon Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">and upon the Philistines</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will execute great vengeance against them</b><br>This phrase indicates God's direct intervention and judgment. In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/25.htm">Ezekiel 25</a>, God is speaking against the nations surrounding Israel, specifically the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, and Philistines. These nations had rejoiced over Israel's misfortunes, and God is declaring His intention to punish them. The concept of divine vengeance is consistent with the Old Testament portrayal of God as a just judge who defends His people and upholds His covenant. This vengeance is not arbitrary but a response to the nations' actions against Israel, reflecting the principle of divine retribution found throughout scripture (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>).<p><b>with furious reproof</b><br>The term "furious reproof" emphasizes the intensity and righteousness of God's judgment. It suggests a corrective action intended to address the wrongs committed by these nations. The use of "furious" underscores the seriousness of their offenses and the depth of God's anger. This aligns with the biblical theme that God is slow to anger but will act decisively against persistent sin (<a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>). The reproof is not only punitive but also serves as a warning to others about the consequences of opposing God's will.<p><b>Then they will know that I am the LORD</b><br>This phrase is a recurring theme in Ezekiel, highlighting the purpose behind God's actions. The recognition of God's sovereignty and identity is a central goal of His judgments. By executing vengeance, God reveals His power and authority, compelling the nations to acknowledge Him as the one true God. This acknowledgment is not merely intellectual but involves a recognition of His rightful place as the ruler of all nations. The phrase echoes the broader biblical narrative where God's actions in history serve to reveal His character and establish His kingdom (e.g., <a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Exodus 7:5</a>).<p><b>when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”</b><br>The final phrase reiterates the certainty and personal nature of God's judgment. The use of "My vengeance" indicates that this is not a random act of violence but a deliberate and just response from God Himself. It underscores His active role in history and His commitment to justice. This assurance of divine intervention provides comfort to the faithful, affirming that God will ultimately vindicate His people and uphold His covenant promises. The prophetic nature of this statement also points to the eschatological hope found in the New Testament, where God's final judgment will bring about the full realization of His kingdom (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ammonites,_moabites,_edomites,_philistines.htm">Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, Philistines</a></b><br>Nations surrounding Israel that are subjects of God's judgment in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/25.htm">Ezekiel 25</a>. They are mentioned earlier in the chapter as recipients of God's vengeance due to their actions against Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_vengeance.htm">God's Vengeance</a></b><br>The central theme of this verse, where God declares His intention to execute judgment on the nations that have wronged His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_rebuke.htm">Divine Rebuke</a></b><br>The method through which God will express His anger and execute His judgment, emphasizing His sovereignty and justice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_the_lord.htm">Recognition of the LORD</a></b><br>The ultimate purpose of God's actions is to ensure that these nations acknowledge His sovereignty and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's vengeance is not arbitrary but a response to sin and injustice. It serves as a reminder of His holiness and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The passage emphasizes that God is in control and that His actions are purposeful, leading to the acknowledgment of His lordship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's timing for justice, knowing that He sees all and will act according to His perfect will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The warning of divine vengeance serves as a call to repentance, urging individuals and nations to turn back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>For those who suffer injustice, this passage offers hope that God will ultimately set things right.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_edom's_fate_in_the_bible.htm">What fate awaits Edom according to biblical prophecies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_25_15-17_compare.htm">How does Ezekiel 25:15-17's pronouncement against the Philistines compare with other biblical and extra-biblical accounts of their demise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_edom_face_ezekiel_25_12-14's_judgment.htm">In Ezekiel 25:12-14, is there verifiable evidence that Edom suffered the precise judgment described, or might this be an unfulfilled prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_ezekiel_37_21-22_been_fulfilled.htm">How do we explain the apparent lack of fulfillment of Ezekiel 37:21-22, which promises a unified kingdom under one ruler, given the continued dispersion and divisions of the Jewish people?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will execute</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֤יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">great</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדֹל֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vengeance</span><br /><span class="heb">נְקָמ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5360.htm">Strong's 5360: </a> </span><span class="str2">Avengement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against them</span><br /><span class="heb">בָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">with furious</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reproof,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכְח֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8433.htm">Strong's 8433: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chastisement, correction, refutation, proof</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they will know</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָֽדְעוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when I take</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתִתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯit·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My vengeance</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקְמָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(niq·mā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5360.htm">Strong's 5360: </a> </span><span class="str2">Avengement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon them.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/25-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 25:17 I will execute great vengeance on them (Ezek. 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