John Gill 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)

And I will pour out my indignation upon you Like a mighty flood, which should sweep them away for their sins and transgressions; and particularly for their reproaches of God and his people, which caused his indignation to rise, and him to pour it out upon them in such a manner:

I will blow against you in the fire of my wrath ; as men put metal into a furnace, and then blow upon it, in order to melt it, and consume the dross; and which fire, so blown, is exceeding fierce and very consuming; who can stand against such a blast as that of the wrath of God, not only kindled, but blown with his breath like a stream of brimstone?

and deliver you into the hand of brutish men ; or "burners" ^F24 ; that burn with fierce anger, barbarous and inhuman, that would show no mercy nor compassion, such were the Chaldeans, (Habakkuk 1:6–8) :

and skilful to destroy ; though like brutes or beasts of prey for their cruelty; yet, like men, rational, cunning, and artful to devise ways and means to destroy men; well versed in the art of war; and thoroughly learned in all the lessons and methods of violence and destruction.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F24: (Myreb) "ardentium", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Polanus; "urentium", so some in Vatablus.