Ezekiel 25:6-7

[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 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.

What is the context of Ezekiel 25:6-7?

Why God Condemned Ammon (Ezekiel 25:6-7 true)
Judgment on Gentile Nations—Ammon (Ezekiel 25:1-7 true)
Prophecy Against Ammon (Ezekiel 25:1-7 true)
A Message for Ammon (Ezekiel 25:1-7 true)
A Prophecy Against Ammon (Ezekiel 25:1-7 true)
Proclamation Against Ammon (Ezekiel 25:1-7 true)
Judgment against Ammon (Ezekiel 25:1-7 true)
Judgment upon Various Gentile Nations (Ezekiel 25:1-17 true)

What does Ezekiel 25:6-7 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Because the Ammonites had rejoiced over Israel"s misfortune the Lord would punish them and give them as the spoils of war to other nations. He would end their existence as a separate nation and destroy them as a people. Ammon no longer existed as a nation after Nebuchadnezzar destroyed it and Bedouins from the east plundered it. ^[1] This judgment would teach them that Yahweh is God.

"Oracles against foreign nations are always implicitly oracles of encouragement for God"s people." ^[2]

Jeremiah predicted that Yahweh would restore the fortunes of the Ammonites ( Jeremiah 49:6). This occurred briefly after the Exile. Tobiah was a Persian governor of Ammon during the postexilic period (cf. Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 4:7). But restoration of this region will also take place in the Millennium (cf. Jeremiah 46:26-28; Jeremiah 48:47).