John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 25:4

"therefore, behold, I will deliver thee to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in thee, and make their dwellings in thee; they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk." — Ezekiel 25:4 (ASV)

Behold, therefore, I will deliver thee to the men of the east
for a possession

The Chaldeans and Syrians, which were on the east side, as Jarchi; or the Medes and Persians, as Kimchi, which lay more eastward; or it may be the Arabians, who are commonly called the men of the east; who were a part of Nebuchadnezzar's army, and whom he might reward with this country, when taken by him; for this prophecy, according to Josephus ^F17 , was fulfilled five years after the destruction of Jerusalem:

and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in
thee ; or, "their camps and their tents" ^F18 ; and so the Syriac version renders it, their armies and their tents; who should subdue them, and take possession of their cities and fields, and enjoy what they found there:

they shall eat your fruit, and drink your milk ; the fruit of your land, your vineyards and fields, and the milk of your flocks and herds, which was commonly drank in those countries; these are put for the whole of your substance.

So the Targum, ``they shall eat the good of your land, and spoil your substance.''

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FOOTNOTES:

• F17: Antiqu. l. 16. c. 9. sect. 7.
• F18: (Mhytwryj) "arces suas", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Polanus, Coeccius. (Mhynkvm) "tentoria sua", V. L. "tabernacala sus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Polanus, Cocceius, Starckius.