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God's Expressive Anger
Commentators explain that God “smiting his hand” is a powerful, symbolic gesture. It expresses a mixture of divine emotions: amazement at the people's audacity, righteous indignation against their sin, grief over their corruption, and even a grim satisfaction that justice is about to be served.
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Ezekiel
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Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 22:13
19th Century
Bishop
Smitten mine hand. — See Note on Ezekiel 6:11, and compare Ezekiel 22:17 and Ezekiel 22:13.
John Gill
On Ezekiel 22:13
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, therefore, I have smitten mine hand at your dishonest
gain which you have made As o…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 22:1–16
17th Century
Minister
The prophet is to judge the bloody city, the city of bloods. Jerusalem is so called because of her crimes.
The sins with which Jerusalem stan…