And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
I'm going to turn Rabbah into nothing but a place where camels hang out, and the whole Ammonite territory will just be pasture land for sheep and goats. When this happens, you'll know for real that I am the LORD.
God's saying their cities will become farmland so they'll know he's actually in charge.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet during the Babylonian exile, around the 6th century BC, when Judah had been conquered and its people were in captivity. The Ammonites, descendants of Lot and long-standing rivals of Israel, had rejoiced in Judah's downfall and even aided in its destruction, provoking God's judgment against them. In this verse, God declares through Ezekiel that He will reduce Rabbah, the Ammonite capital, to a desolate place for animals, symbolizing the complete humiliation and defeat of their nation.
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