Ezekiel 25 · Verse 4

Ezekiel 25:4

Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
Ezekiel 25:4, King James Version

Ezekiel 25:4 in other translations

BSBtherefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
WEBtherefore, behold, I will deliver you to the children of the east for a possession. They will set their encampments in you and make their dwellings in you. They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk.
ASVtherefore, behold, I will deliver thee to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in thee, and make their dwellings in thee; they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
YLTTherefore, lo, I am giving thee to sons of the east for a possession, And they set their towers in thee, And have placed in thee their tabernacles. They eat thy fruit, and they drink thy milk,
DARBYtherefore behold, I will give thee to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in thee, and make their dwellings in thee; they shall eat thy fruits, and they shall drink thy milk.
BBEFor this cause I will give you up to the children of the east for their heritage, and they will put their tent-circles in you and make their houses in you; they will take your fruit for their food and your milk for their drink.
WebsterBehold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.

What does Ezekiel 25:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. men of ... east--literally, "children of the East," the nomad tribes of Arabia-Deserta, east of the Jordan and the Dead Sea. palaces--their nomadic encampments or folds, surrounded with mud walls, are so called in irony. Where thy "palaces" once stood, there shall their very different "palaces" stand. Fulfilled after the ravaging of their region by Nebuchadnezzar, shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem (compare Eze 21:22; Jr 49:1-28).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Will deliver thee to the men of the east - Probably the Scenite Arabs, Ishmaelites, and people of Kedar, who seized upon the provinces of the vanquished Ammonites, etc. The following description suits this people only, living on fruits, the milk of their flocks, using camels, etc. Some think the people of the east mean the Chaldeans.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 25:1-7

Judgments against the Ammonites. (Ezek 25:1-7) Against the Moabites, Edomites, and Philistines. (Ezek 25:8-17) Verses 1-7 . It is wicked to be glad at the calamities of any, especially of God's people; it is a sin for which he will surely reckon. God will make it appear that he is the God of Israel, though he suffers them for a time to be captives in Babylon. It is better to know Him, and to be poor, than to be rich…

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Ezekiel 25:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לָכֵ֡ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
הִנְנִי֩hi.Nihere IH2005
נֹתְנָ֨ךְno.te.Nakh[am] about to give youH5414
לִבְנֵי\־liv.nei-to [the] people ofH1121
קֶ֜דֶםKe.dem[the] eastH6924
לְמֽוֹרָשָׁ֗הle.mo.ra.Shahto a possessionH4181
וְיִשְּׁב֤וּve.yi.she.Vuand they will set upH3427
טִירֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ti.ro.tei.Hemencampments theirH2918
בָּ֔ךְBakhamong you
וְנָ֥תְנוּve.Na.te.nuand they will makeH5414
בָ֖ךְvakhamong you
מִשְׁכְּנֵיהֶ֑םmish.ke.nei.Hemdwellings theirH4908
הֵ֚מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
יֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.Luthey will eatH398
פִרְיֵ֔ךְfir.Yekhfruit yourH6529
וְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992
יִשְׁתּ֥וּyish.Tuthey will drinkH8354
חֲלָבֵֽךְ\׃cha.la.Vekhmilk yourH2461

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Cross references for Ezekiel 25:4

  • Deuteronomy 28:33

    The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

  • Judges 6:33

    Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

  • Isaiah 1:7

    Your 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.

  • 1 Kings 4:30

    And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

  • Deuteronomy 28:51

    And 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.

  • Numbers 23:7

    And 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.

  • Genesis 29:1

    Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

  • Judges 8:10

    Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

  • Isaiah 32:8-9

    But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.

  • Isaiah 65:22

    They 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.

  • Judges 6:3-6

    And 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; And 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. For 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. And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.

  • Judges 7:12

    And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
men. Heb. children.
Jud 6:3,33; 7:12; 8:10; 1Ki 4:30Josephus 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.
Ge 29:1; Nu 23:7; Isa 41:2
they shall eat.
Le 26:16; De 28:33,51; Jud 6:3-6; Isa 1:7; 32:8,9; 65:22

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Context

  • Ezekiel 25:3

    And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;

  • Ezekiel 25:4

    Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.

  • Ezekiel 25:5

    And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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Ezekiel 25:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por tanto, he aquí, yo te entrego á los Orientales por heredad, y pondrán en ti sus apriscos, y colocarán en ti sus tiendas: ellos comerán tus sementeras, y beberán tu leche.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
à cause de cela, voici, je te donne en possession aux fils de l’orient, et ils établiront chez toi leurs parcs, et placeront chez toi leurs demeures; ils mangeront tes fruits et boiront ton lait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
darum siehe, werde ich dich den Kindern des Ostens zum Besitztum geben, und sie werden ihre Zeltlager in dir aufschlagen und ihre Wohnungen in dir errichten; sie werden deine Früchte essen, und sie werden deine Milch trinken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
idcirco ego tradam te filiis orientalibus in hæreditatem: et collocabunt caulas suas in te, et ponent in te tentoria sua: ipsi comedent fruges tuas, et ipsi bibent lac tuum.