Ezekiel 25 · Verse 7

Ezekiel 25:7

Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 25:7, King James Version

Ezekiel 25:7 in other translations

BSBtherefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’
WEBtherefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand on you, and will deliver you for a plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish out of the countries. I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
ASVtherefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut thee off from the peoples, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
YLTTherefore, lo, I--I have stretched out My hand against thee, And have given thee for a portion to nations, And I have cut thee off from the peoples, And caused thee to perish from the lands; I destroy thee, and thou hast known that I am Jehovah.
DARBYtherefore behold, I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and will give thee for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut thee off from the peoples, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee, and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
BBEFor this cause my hand has been stretched out against you, and I will give up your goods to be taken by the nations; I will have you cut off from the peoples and will put an end to you among the countries: I will give you up to destruction; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
WebsterBehold, therefore I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

What does Ezekiel 25:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 25:6-7

6-7. "Because thou hast clapped thine hands," exulting over the downfall of Jerusalem, "I also will stretch out Mine hand upon thee" (to which Eze 21:17 also may refer, "I will smite Mine hands together"). hands ... feet ... heart--with the whole inward feeling, and with every outward indication. Stamping with the foot means dancing for joy.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 I will cause thee to perish - Except in history, the name of the Ammonites does not now exist.

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 25:7 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
נָטִ֨יתִיna.Ti.tiI have stretched outH5186
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָדִ֜יya.Dihand myH3027
עָלֶ֗יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
וּנְתַתִּ֤יךָֽ\־u.ne.ta.Ti.kha-and I will give youH5414
לְבַז֙le.vagas spoilH957
לַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.Yimto the nationsH1471
וְהִכְרַתִּ֙יךָ֙ve.hikh.ra.Ti.khaand I will cut off youH3772
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךָve.ha.'a.vad.Ti.khaand I will destroy youH6
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776
אַשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔'ash.Mi.de.khaI will destroy youH8045
וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.Taand you will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 25:7

  • Zephaniah 1:4

    I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;

  • Ezekiel 25:16

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

  • Ezekiel 6:14

    So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 25:13

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

  • Amos 1:14-15

    But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 14:9

    And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

  • Jeremiah 49:2

    Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 35:3

    And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will stretch.
13,16; 14:9; 35:3; Zep 1:4
and will.
Jer 49:2; Am 1:14
a spoil. or, meat.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 25:6

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

  • Ezekiel 25:7

    Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 25:8

    Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;

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Ezekiel 25:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto, he aquí yo extenderé mi mano sobre ti, y te entregaré á las gentes para ser saqueada; y yo te cortaré de entre los pueblos, y te destruiré de entre las tierras: te raeré; y sabrás que yo soy Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		à cause de cela, voici, j’étendrai ma main sur toi et je te livrerai en proie aux nations, et je te retrancherai d’entre les peuples, et je te ferai périr d’entre les pays; je te détruirai, et tu sauras que je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		darum, siehe, werde ich meine Hand wider dich ausstrecken und dich den Nationen zur Beute geben, und ich werde dich ausrotten aus den Völkern und dich aus den Ländern vertilgen; ich werde dich vernichten, und du wirst wissen, daß ich Jehova bin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		idcirco ecce ego extendam manum meam super te, et tradam te in direptionem gentium, et interficiam te de populis, et perdam de terris, et conteram: et scies quia ego Dominus.