Reference

Ezekiel 25:12

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;
10

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.

11

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;

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.

14

And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.

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Punishment Language

The verse explicitly states "taking vengeance" and "revenged himself," which are direct forms of punishment language, leaving no room for an argument against the tag.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse describes a past action ("dealt against," "taken vengeance"), its primary focus is on the *reason* for God's judgment, not a prediction of a future event that would be literally fulfilled.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes God's judgment on Edom and does not mention any specific method of communication used by God to convey this message to Ezekiel or any other prophet. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord God" indicates divine speech but does not elaborate on the *method* of that communication.