Ezekiel 25 - I will execute great vengeance on them with ...
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them.”
www.esv.orgI don’t have live updates on Ezekiel 25:17 right now, but I can summarize recent discussion around the passage.
- Ezekiel 25:17 is part of a set of oracles against surrounding nations (Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia) and is often cited for its vivid imagery of divine vengeance against enemies of Israel.[2][3]
- In most contemporary Bible study resources, the verse is interpreted as God declaring that He will execute great vengeance on Philistia with wrathful rebukes, so that the nations will know He is the LORD when His judgments come.[2]
- Scholarly and devotional commentaries commonly connect Ezekiel 25:12–17 to themes of justice, judgment against hostile neighbors, and the broader prophetic pattern of warning followed by vindication for God’s people.[3][4]
If you’d like, I can pull in current discussion from specific sources (commentaries, sermons, or academic articles) and summarize who’s arguing what about this verse today. I can also provide multiple reputable English translations of Ezekiel 25:17 for comparison.