Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 21:31

"And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee; I will blow upon thee with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy." — Ezekiel 21:31 (ASV)

My indignation. —The figure of the sword, which has been maintained throughout the entire chapter, is now dropped; but the language immediately falls into another figure, already employed in Ezekiel 20:47, I will blow against you in (rather, with) the fire of my wrath. (Compare the same expression in Ezekiel 22:21.) The image is that of the consuming fire of God’s wrath blown by His power against Ammon, as fire is turned by the wind upon a forest to its destruction. (Compare Isaiah 54:16.) The word “brutish” in the text in the last clause is better than the “burning” of the margin.