Reference

Ezekiel 25:11

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“And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the Lord.”
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Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth–jeshimoth, Baal–meon, and Kiriathaim,

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Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.

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And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

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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.

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

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Punishment Language

The phrase "execute judgments" could be interpreted as simply carrying out legal or judicial decisions, which might not inherently imply punishment, but rather the administration of justice in a neutral sense.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of "judgments" and "knowing," these terms are not inherently concrete or physical, and the "knowing" could refer to a spiritual or abstract understanding rather than a tangible, observable event.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

This verse describes God's future actions and their outcome ("they shall know that I am the Lord"), but it does not specify *how* this message was communicated to Ezekiel or any other prophet. The verse focuses on the judgment itself, not the method of its revelation.

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Cross-References

Ezekiel 12:15Thematic

“And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.”

Ezekiel 24:24Thematic

“Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 5:8Thematic

“Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.”

Ezekiel 25:5Thematic

“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.”

Ezekiel 5:15Thematic

“So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.”

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