John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 25:9

"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-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim," — Ezekiel 25:9 (ASV)

Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities

Or, "the shoulder of Moab" ^F20; that part of their country where their greatest strength lay. So the Targum renders it, "the strength of Moab;" where their principal cities were, their frontier towns, and fortified places, as appears by what follows:

from his cities which are on his frontiers; or, "from his Ars" ^F21, from his cities which are at his end; at the extreme part of the land, upon the borders of his countries; the two cities of Ar and Aroer, (Numbers 21:28) (Deuteronomy 2:36) :

the glory of the country; as the above cities were, and what follow:

Bethjeshimoth; this was formerly in the tribe of Reuben, now in the possession of the Moabites, and one of their principal cities, (Joshua 13:20) :

Baalmeon; the same with Bethbaalmeon, and which was also of the tribe of Reuben, (Joshua 13:17) (Numbers 32:38) , in Jerom's time it was a large village in Moab, about nine miles from Heshbon: some think by Meon is meant Menes, or Osiris the god of the Egyptians, and so this might be a temple of his; or at least he might have a temple in it, from whence it had its name:

and Kirjathaim; or the double city, built also by the Reubenites, (Numbers 32:37) (Joshua 13:19) , now in the hands of the Moabites, ten miles from Medeba; on this side of the country of Moab, and through these cities, the Lord threatens to open a way for their enemies to enter in and destroy them, as follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

• F20: (Ptk) (ton wmon) , Sept.; "humerum", V. L. Montanus.
• F21: (Myrehm) "ab ipsis", Haris, Junius & Tremellius, Polanus.