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I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Yahweh, have spoken it.
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A Gesture of Divine Anger
Commentators explain that God smiting His hands together is a powerful expression of divine anger and indignation. Unlike the prophet's similar action which showed grief, God's gesture signifies His personal and active role in executing judgment against sin.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The second word of judgment: the glittering and destroying sword. The passage may be called the “Lay of the Sword”; it is written in the form of He…
19th Century
Anglican
This second prophecy is an expansion of the last, Ezekiel 21:8–13 corresponding to Ezekiel 21:2-5, and Ezekiel 21:14-17 to Ezekiel 21:6-…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will also smite my hands together As well as the prophet was told to do, (Ezekiel 21:14), either expressing…
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