Ezekiel 25:14

The "vengeance" and "fury" described could be interpreted metaphorically as divine judgment manifested through various means, not necessarily a direct, physical military action by Israel. The phrase "by the hand of my people Israel" could also be understood as God using Israel as an instrument in a broader, non-literal sense of fulfilling His will.

The phrase "my people Israel" in this verse, while clearly referring to a distinct entity, doesn't inherently preclude a future understanding where "Israel" might be interpreted in a broader, spiritual sense (e.g., the Church as the new Israel, or a spiritual Israel composed of both Jews and Gentiles). While the immediate context is a historical and national Israel, the verse itself doesn't explicitly define the *nature* of that distinctness in a way that definitively rules out later theological

This verse explicitly uses the word "vengeance" multiple times and describes actions taken "according to mine anger and according to my fury," which directly aligns with the definition of "Punishment Language."

While the verse mentions "my people Israel" as the agents of vengeance, the primary focus of the promise is the *execution of divine vengeance upon Edom*, rather than a direct promise of blessing or land to Israel itself.

The verse describes God's future actions and the role of Israel in executing them, concluding with a divine declaration ("saith the Lord God"), but it does not describe *how* Ezekiel received this information. The statement "saith the Lord God" indicates the source of the message, not the method of its communication to the prophet.