And I will make [a]Rabbah a dwelling place for camels, and the Ammonites a sheepcote, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

For thus saith the Lord God, Because thou hast clapped the hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel,

Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee to be spoiled of the heathen, and I will root thee out from the people, and I will cause thee to be destroyed out of the countries, and I will destroy thee, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 25:5 Called also Philadelphin, which was the chief city of the Ammonites, and full of conduits, 2 Sam. 12:27.

I will turn Rabbah(A) into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep.(B) Then you will know that I am the Lord. For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands(C) and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,(D) therefore I will stretch out my hand(E) against you and give you as plunder(F) to the nations. I will wipe you out from among the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy(G) you, and you will know that I am the Lord.(H)’”

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