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after the flesh, was no nearer spiritually, yea, rather the
bitterest of foes; and the Philistines, without any such
connection, had the peculiar lot of hanging on the
south-western skirts of the land, though Gentiles and
the most cruel of the oppressors of Israel, till put down
by David. Against all these the prophet has here a
word from the Lord,
44 And the word of Jehovah came again unto me,
saying, Son of man, set thy face against the sons of
Ammon, and prophesy against them; and say unto the
sons of Ammon, Hear the word of the Lord Jehovah:
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because thou saidst,
Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and
against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and
against the house of Judah, when they went into cap­
tivity; behold, therefore, I will deliver thee to the men
of the east for a possession, and they shall set their
villages in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they
shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. And
I will make Kabbah a stable for camels, and the sons
of Ammon a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall
know that I am Jehovah. For thus saith the Lord
Jehovah, Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and
stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all
thy despite against the land of Israel; behold, there­
fore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will
deliver thee for a spoil 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 Jehovah.” (Yer. 1—7.) The
main question is as to the sons of the east, which some
{Jews and Christians) regard as the Chaldeans. But