Ezekiel 25:9

I will open the side, &c.— I will open the side of Moab, laying bare the cities in his borders, the beautiful country of Beth-jeshimoth, &c. Houbigant.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will open the side ... - i. e., lay it open to the attack of the enemy from the cities, from his cities, from his frontier (or, in every quarte...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, (e) from his cities [which are] on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjesh...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Beth. jeshimoth. Now 'Ain Surveirneh, near the north-east corner of the Dead Sea ( Numbers 33:49 ; Joshua 12:3 ; Joshua 13:20 ). Baal. meon....
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimot...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

§ 1. Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia These four nations were the neighbours of Israel on the E., SE., and SW. respectively, and are dealt with in...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Moab. The Moabites, like the Ammonites, were descended from Lot ( Genesis 19:37 ). Their country lay E. of the Dead Sea, and S. of Ammon, the Arno...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Side] RM 'shoulder,' i.e. frontier. Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, Kiriathaim ] three frontier cities of Moab: see Numbers 33:49 ; Joshua 12:3 ; Jo...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Open the side of Moab — i.e., lay it open to the enemy. This is to be done “from the cities,” on which a special emphasis is placed. The cities n...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

AMMON, MOAB, EDOM, AND PHILISTIA Ezekiel 25:1-17 THE next eight Chapter s (25-32) form an intermezzo in the Book of Ezekiel. They are inserted...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The last division of the prophecy deals with the subject of the ultimate restoration of the chosen nation. It falls into three sections. The first ha...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Moab comes next to be called to account for her joy at Israel's affliction. The Reader will connect with this account the history of Moab's hatred to...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities ,.... Or, "the shoulder of Moab" t; that part of their country where their greatest...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities [which are] on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimot...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Because that Moab and Seir , &c. By Seir the Idumeans are intended. The prophet joins them together as guilty of the same crime, and then denoun...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Various Nations Threatened. B. C. 590. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I will open; when the Lord will open the gates of iron, and say, The gates shall not be shut, as Isaiah 45:1,2 , every attempt shall be easy, an...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Oracle Against Moab ( Ezekiel 25:8-11 ). When considering this oracle the historic closeness between Moab and Ammon must be kept in mind. Regu...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 25:5 . I will make Rabbah a stable for camels a couching-place for flocks. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed this ancient city about four years aft...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The section on which we now enter—the great "parenthesis," as I have called it, of Ezekiel's prophetic work—contains messages to the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In the eight Chapter s now following there are contained some of the mightiest prophecies of the Old Testament against the chief heathen nations of t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab, literally, "the shoulder of Moab," the Moabites being descendants of the older daughter of Lot, Gen...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 48:23 ; Joshua 13:17 ; Joshua 13:19 ; Joshua 13:20 ; Numbers 32:37 ; Numbers 32:38
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The side — That part of his country which was best fortified. Bethjeshimoth — An ancient city; it was a fortress toward the desert, which watched l...

⁹ Therefore, behold, I will open the sided of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,

Related Commentaries of Ezekiel 25:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezekiel 25:9