Reference

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;
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.

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.

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;

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.

8

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

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Literal Fulfillment
Keyword Match
80% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Multi-Signal Classification
65% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Literal Fulfillment

While the actions described are concrete, the verse primarily focuses on the *reason* for judgment (rejoicing in Israel's downfall) rather than a specific prophetic event that would be literally fulfilled in a historical sense.

Punishment Language

The verse describes the actions and attitude of an entity ("thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel") but does not contain any of the specific "punishment language" terms listed in the theme definition, nor does it explicitly state that divine judgment or punishment is being enacted or declared.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes God's judgment on a nation for its actions and attitude towards Israel, but it does not describe *how* God communicated this judgment or any other revelation to Ezekiel or any other prophet.

Literal Fulfillment
Literal Fulfillment

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