Ezekiel 25:15
ContextNETBible | “This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘The Philistines 1 have exacted merciless revenge, 2 showing intense scorn 3 in their effort to destroy Judah 4 with unrelenting hostility. 5 |
XREF | Jud 14:1-16:31; 1Sa 4:1-6:21; 1Sa 13:1-14:52; 1Sa 17:1-58; 1Sa 21:1-15; 2Sa 8:1-18; 1Ch 7:21; 2Ch 28:18; Ps 83:7; Isa 9:12; Isa 14:29-31; Jer 25:20; Jer 47:1-7; Eze 25:6,12; Joe 3:4-21; Am 1:6-8; Zep 2:4-7; Zec 9:5-8 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The Philistines inhabited the coastal plain by the Mediterranean Sea, west of Judah. 2 tn Heb “have acted with vengeance and taken vengeance with vengeance.” The repetition emphasizes the degree of vengeance which they exhibited, presumably toward Judah. 3 tn Heb “with scorn in (the) soul.” 4 tn The object is not specified in the Hebrew text, but has been clarified as “Judah” in the translation. 5 tn Heb “to destroy (with) perpetual hostility.” Joel 3:4-8 also speaks of the Philistines taking advantage of the fall of Judah. |