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I the LORD have spoken.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I, too, will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury. I, the LORD, have spoken!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I also will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury; I the LORD have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause My fury to rest; I, the LORD, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also clap My hands, and I will satisfy My wrath; I, the LORD, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will also clap My hands together, and I will appease My wrath; I, the LORD, have spoken.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I shall also clap My hands together, and I shall appease My wrath; I, the LORD, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will also strike My hands together, and I will cause My wrath to be at rest; I, Yahweh, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will also strike My hands together, and I will cause My wrath to rest. I the LORD have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I also will clap my hands together, and I will satisfy my wrath. I, the LORD, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I also will clap My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath. I, Yahweh, have spoken.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then I will stop being angry, and I will clap my hands in victory. I, the LORD, have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will also smite mine hands together, and I will satisfy my fury: I the LORD have spoken it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will also clap my hands and rest from my fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I also will clap my hands, and my anger will be over. I, the LORD, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will also clap my hands; then my anger will subside. I, the LORD have spoken it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.? I, the LORD, have spoken.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I too will clap my hands together, I will exhaust my rage; I the LORD have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, the LORD, have spoken it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I also, I strike My hand on My hand, "" And have caused My fury to rest; I, YHWH, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I also, I smite My hand on my hand, And have caused My fury to rest; I, Jehovah, have spoken.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I also will strike my hand to my hand, and I caused my wrath to cease: I Jehovah spake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will clap my hands together, and will satisfy my indignation: I the Lord have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And then I will clap hand against hand, and I will fulfill my indignation. I, the Lord, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then I, too, shall clap my hands, and spend my fury. I, the LORD, have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I too will strike hand to hand, I will satisfy my fury; I the LORD have spoken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will also clap my hands, and I will cause my fury to rest; I the LORD have said it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also I shall clap hands, my hand on my hand, and I shall make my wrath rest. I, LORD JEHOVAH, have spoken!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will also smite My hands together, and I will satisfy My fury; I the LORD have spoken it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I also will clap my hands, and let loose my fury: I the Lord have spoken <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5796" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/21.htm">The LORD's Sword of Judgment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Slash to the right; set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: ’ak·keh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">will strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: ḵap·pî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">My hands together,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap·pî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: wa·hă·ni·ḥō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">and I will satisfy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">My wrath.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">have spoken.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Jeremiah 21:5</a></span><br />And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Jeremiah 6:11</a></span><br />But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Lamentations 2:4</a></span><br />He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Isaiah 63:5</a></span><br />I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-14.htm">Isaiah 48:14</a></span><br />Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm">Jeremiah 32:29</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Isaiah 66:6</a></span><br />Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-25.htm">Jeremiah 50:25</a></span><br />The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a></span><br />The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-6.htm">Jeremiah 15:6</a></span><br />You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.</p><p class="hdg">smite</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Ezekiel 21:14</a></b></br> Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite <i>thine</i> hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it <i>is</i> the sword of the great <i>men that are</i> slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Ezekiel 22:13</a></b></br> Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/24-10.htm">Numbers 24:10</a></b></br> And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed <i>them</i> these three times.</p><p class="hdg">and I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Ezekiel 5:13</a></b></br> Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken <i>it</i> in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Ezekiel 16:42</a></b></br> So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/16-14.htm">Appease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-37.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Clap</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Subside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/7-2.htm">Appease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Clap</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/daniel/3-4.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-4.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Subside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-1.htm">Ezekiel prophesies against Jerusalem with a sign of sighing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-8.htm">The sharp and bright sword</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-18.htm">against Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">against the kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">and against the Ammonites</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Near Eastern cultures, striking hands together was often a sign of sealing a decision or expressing strong emotion, such as anger or resolve. Here, it indicates God's decisive action against the people of Israel due to their persistent disobedience. This gesture can be seen as a divine response to the people's actions, emphasizing that God is not passive but actively involved in the unfolding events. The imagery of God striking His hands together also conveys the seriousness of the impending judgment, aligning with other biblical instances where God expresses His wrath, such as in <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Jeremiah 6:11</a>.<p><b>and I will satisfy My wrath.</b><br>This phrase underscores the concept of divine justice. God's wrath is not arbitrary but is a response to sin and rebellion. The satisfaction of God's wrath implies that His righteous anger will be fully expressed and justified. This is consistent with the biblical theme that God is holy and cannot tolerate sin indefinitely. The satisfaction of wrath is also a precursor to restoration, as seen in the broader narrative of the Bible where judgment often leads to eventual redemption. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where the wrath of God is satisfied through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25-26</a>.<p><b>I, the LORD, have spoken.”</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of God's pronouncement. When God declares, "I, the LORD, have spoken," it signifies that His words are final and unchangeable. This is a common prophetic formula used to affirm the divine origin and reliability of the message. It assures the audience that what has been declared will come to pass, as God's word is powerful and effective, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) highlights the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, reminding them of His sovereignty and faithfulness, even in judgment. This assurance of God's spoken word is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, reinforcing the trustworthiness of His promises and warnings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through Ezekiel. He is expressing His judgment and eventual subsiding of wrath.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Ezekiel is prophesying. They are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that has taken Israel into captivity. It serves as the instrument of God's judgment against Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event of God's wrath being executed upon Israel for their sins, as well as the eventual cessation of that wrath.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is in control of all events, including the execution and cessation of His wrath. His actions are purposeful and just.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin provokes God's wrath, and His judgment is a response to human disobedience. This should lead us to repentance and a desire to live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_mercy.htm">The Hope of Mercy</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope. God's wrath subsiding indicates His willingness to restore and forgive those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>When God speaks, it is certain to come to pass. His declarations through the prophets are trustworthy and should be heeded.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel are God's messengers, delivering His word to guide, warn, and encourage His people. We should value and study their messages.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_21's_judgment_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">How can the severe judgment imagery in Ezekiel 21 be reconciled with teachings elsewhere in Scripture about God's mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_11_8-9_align_with_god's_judgments.htm">How does Hosea 11:8-9's portrayal of divine compassion align with Old Testament passages describing God's severe judgments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_fight_his_people_in_jer_21_4-7.htm">Why does Jeremiah 21:4-7 depict God actively fighting against His own people, contradicting the notion of a loving deity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_wrath_reconciled_with_love.htm">Psalm 21:8-10: How can the depiction of God's fiery wrath be reconciled with other scriptures portraying God as loving and merciful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">My fury to rest.</span>--As in <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm" title="So will I make my fury toward you to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from you, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.">Ezekiel 16:42</a>, because it has accomplished its purpose and has nothing more to do. (Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm" title="Thus shall my anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest on them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.">Ezekiel 5:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm" title="Son of man, when the land sins against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out my hand on it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine on it, and will cut off man and beast from it:">Ezekiel 14:13</a>.)<p>At <a href="/ezekiel/21-18.htm" title="The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,">Ezekiel 21:18</a> the third and final prophecy of the chapter begins, and, besides being much more explicit than the others, includes also a new subject (<a href="/context/ezekiel/21-28.htm" title="And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say you, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:">Ezekiel 21:28-32</a>), a prophecy against Ammon. Hitherto it has only been foretold that Judah shall be desolated, now it is added that this shall be effected by the king of Babylon, and that he shall also extend his conquests to the Ammonites. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17-19.</span> - The new section opens in a different strain. Ezekiel sees, as in vision, Nebuchadnezzar and his army on their march. He is told to <span class="cmt_word">appoint</span> (better, make, or mark, as on a brick or tile, as in <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Ezekiel 4:1</a>) a place where the road bifurcated. Both come from one land, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. from Babylon; but from that point onwards one road led to Rabbath, the capital of the Ammonites (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">2 Samuel 11:1</a>), the other to Jerusalem. Apparently, the exiles and the people of Judah flattered themselves that the former was the object of the expedition. The answer to that false hope is a vivid picture of what was passing in the council of war which Nebuchadnezzar was holding at that parting of the ways. The prophet sees, as it were, the sign post pointing, as with a hand, to each of the two cities The king consults his soothsayers, and uses divinations. Of these Ezekiel enumerates three: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> <span class="accented">He shakes the arrows to and fro</span> (Revised Version). This was known among the Greeks as the <span class="greek">βέλομαντεια</span> The arrows were put into a quiver, with names (in this case probably Rabbath and Jerusalem) written on them. One was then drawn, or thrown, out as by chance, and decided the direction of the campaign. <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> He consults the <span class="accented">images</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">teraphim</span>). The <span class="accented">modus operandi</span> in this case is not known, but <a href="/judges/18-18.htm">Judges 18:18</a> and <a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Hosea 3:4</a> point to some such use of them. <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> There remains the sacrifice and the inspection of the liver, familiar alike in Greek, Etrurian, and Roman divination (Cicero, 'De Divin.,' 6:13). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will strike</span><br /><span class="heb">אַכֶּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ak·keh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My hands together,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַפִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḵap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will satisfy</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲנִחֹתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·ni·ḥō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rest, settle down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My wrath.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָתִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have spoken.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Ezekiel 21:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 21:17 I will also strike my hands together (Ezek. 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