Ezekiel 25:5

“And I will make Rabbah a fold for camels and the sons of Ammon a resting place for flocks; and you will know that I am YHWH.”

Ezekiel 25:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 25:5, word by word

And I will makeנָתַתִּיnatati

make

To make someone something: "I have made you a father".

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Rabbahרַבָּהraba

Rabbah

Rabbah, the capital of the sons of Ammon; also a town in Judah. The name means "great."

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a foldנְוֵהneve

pasture

Where the flock rests.

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for camelsגְמַלִּיםgemalim

camel

Camel.

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and the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon

Ammon

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a resting placeמִרְבַּץmirbats

resting place (for flocks)

A place where flocks lie down to rest.

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for flocksצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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and you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemAmmon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Ammon

    Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan

    The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).

    The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).

    Genesis 19:38Judges 11:42 Samuel 10:62 Samuel 12:26

The context

4therefore, look, I am giving you to the sons of the east as a possession, and they will set up their encampments in you and place their dwellings in you; they will eat your fruit, and they will drink your milk.

5 · This verse (above)

6For thus says Adonai YHWH: Because you clapped your hand and stamped with your foot and rejoiced with all your contempt of soul against the ground of Israel,

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