The final two sentences of Jules' speech are similar to the actual cited passage, which is based on the King James Version, but the first two are fabricated from various biblical phrases. The passage is heard three times in the whole film. In the 1994 film Pulp Fiction, character Jules Winnfield ritually recites what is stated as Ezekiel 25:17 before he executes someone. And they shall know that I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon them. See also: Pulp Fiction § Jules' Bible passage I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes. They are punished because of their vicious treatment against Judah (cf. 1 Samuel 30:14 Amos 9:7 Zephaniah 2:5 Jeremiah 47:4), so they are called Cherethites (interpreted as Cretans). The Philistines (in the land of Philistia) are said to have come originally from the islands of the Aegean Sea, including Crete (cf. Against Edom (25:12-14) Įdom's punishment is harsh and may be singled out for betraying the agreement with Judah to fight against Babylon ( Jeremiah 27:3 committing 'grievous offense' in Ezekiel 25:12), but instead became a Babylonian ally, taking Judean lands in the Negeb (cf. Therefore, similar to Ammon, the land of Moab would be given to the 'people of the east' (cf. Moab is punished for gloating and stating that Judah is 'like all other nations' ( Ezekiel 25:8), which is considered an insult to Yahweh (cf. There are two parts to the oracle against Ammon: verses 3-5 and 6–7, both for the malicious glee when the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed and when the people of Judah went into exile.

'Son of man' (Hebrew: בן־אדם, ben adam): this phrase is used 93 times to address Ezekiel.

Verse 2 'Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them.' ( NKJV) Ĭross reference: Ezekiel 21:28 Amos 1:13–15 Jeremiah 49:1–6 This is the longest oracle and the only one spoken in the second person form among the other prophecies in this chapter (cf. The Ammonites were punished for gloating 'maliciously' when Judah fell ( Lamentations 2:15-16), and the land would be occupied by nomadic Arab tribes ('sons of the east' or 'people of the east' in Ezekiel 25:4 cf. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus ( B G Q 6th century). There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008). Kingdoms around Israel and Judah, showing Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia ('Philistine states').

The original text of this chapter was written in the Hebrew language. The prophecies of God's vengeance against these and other foreign nations are recorded in other books of the prophets such as Isaiah (cf. This chapter contains the oracles against four nations: Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet/ priest Ezekiel, and is one of the Books of the Prophets.

A Latin translation appears in the margins with further interlineations above the Hebrew.Įzekiel 25 is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Have a look below for the best renderings of Vega.Book of Ezekiel 30:13–18 in an English manuscript from early 13th century, MS. Travolta’s character has been placed into grocery stores, empty classrooms and other movies ( Interstellar, Les Mis). How he’s been recontextualised is where the Pulp Fiction’s side legacy comes in. Some genius has cut and paste Travolta clean out of his environs, prime for the taking. This literal non-moment is funny, but its bar has been raised by the GIFmakers of Reddit thread /r/reactiongifs. “Vincent, Viiiinnceeeennnt,” Wallace teases over the intercom. He enters the house, looks around, sees no one, raises his hands in defeat. A scene in the film shows Vincent Vega (John Travolta) rock up at Mia Wallace’s house to pick her up. Such is the case with Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. Then the side legacy is when rabid fans create new shit based on the film beyond everyone’s wildest imaginations, causing new people to come across it and ask, “WTF?” It usually manifests as fan fiction, but also extends to supercuts, memes and other indefinable oddities. As in, they have a rabid fanbase who perpetuates its appeal long after its initial release by telling friends to watch it. Some movies have what I like to call a “side legacy”.

Pulp fiction meme