Ezekiel 21:17

Amplified Bible

"I will also strike My hands together, and I will cause My wrath to rest. I the LORD have spoken."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I also will clap my hands together, and I will satisfy my wrath. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Hebrew Names Version
I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, the LORD, have spoken it.

King James Version
I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the Lord have said it.

English Standard Version
I also will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury; I the Lord have spoken."

New American Standard Bible
"I will also clap My hands, and I will satisfy My wrath; I, the LORD, have spoken."

New Century Version
I will also clap my hands and use up my anger. I, the Lord , have spoken."

World English Bible
I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Yahweh, have spoken it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
I wil also smite mine hands together, & wil cause my wrath to cease. I the Lord haue said it.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I will also clap My hands together, and I will appease My wrath; I, the LORD, have spoken."

Legacy Standard Bible
And I will also strike My hands together, and I will cause My wrath to be at rest; I, Yahweh, have spoken."

Berean Standard Bible
I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath. I, the LORD, have spoken.'"

Contemporary English Version
Then I will stop being angry, and I will clap my hands in victory. I, the Lord , have spoken.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Shout and wail, human being, because it's coming upon my people, upon all the leaders of Isra'el — they will be victims of the sword along with my people. Strike your thigh in remorse!

Darby Translation
And I myself will smite my hands together, and I will satisfy my fury: I Jehovah have spoken [it].

Easy-to-Read Version
"Then I, too, will clap my hands and stop showing my anger. I, the Lord , have spoken!"

George Lamsa Translation
I will also clap my hands, and I will cause my fury to rest; I the LORD have said it.

Good News Translation
I also will clap my hands, and my anger will be over. I, the Lord , have spoken."

Lexham English Bible
And also I myself will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my rage! I, Yahweh, I have spoken."

Literal Translation
And also I, I will strike My hand to My hand, and I will cause My fury to rest. I, Jehovah, have spoken.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I wil smyte my hondes together also, and satisfie my wrothfull indignacion: Euen I the LORDE haue sayde it.

American Standard Version
I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

Bible in Basic English
And I will put my hands together with a loud sound, and I will let my wrath have rest: I the Lord have said it.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Cry and wail, son of man; for it is upon My people, it is upon all the princes of Israel; they are thrust down to the sword with My people; smite therefore upon thy thigh.

King James Version (1611)
I will also smite mine hands together, and I wil cause my furie to rest: I the Lord haue sayd it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I will smite my handes together also, and make my wrathfull indignation to rest: euen I the Lorde haue sayde it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I also will clap my hands, and let loose my fury: I the Lord have spoken it.

English Revised Version
I will also smite mine hands together, and I will satisfy my fury: I the LORD have spoken it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Certis and Y schal smyte with hond to hond, and Y schal fille myn indignacioun; Y the Lord spak.

Update Bible Version
I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Yahweh, have spoken it.

Webster's Bible Translation
I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said [it].

New English Translation
I too will clap my hands together, I will exhaust my rage; I the Lord have spoken."

New King James Version
"I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause My fury to rest; I, the LORD, have spoken."

New Living Translation
I, too, will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury. I, the Lord , have spoken!"

New Life Bible
I will also clap My hands, and My anger will be gone. I, the Lord, have spoken."

New Revised Standard
I too will strike hand to hand, I will satisfy my fury; I the Lord have spoken.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea even I myself, will smite my hands together, And will cause mine indignation to find rest, - Yahweh have spoken.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will clap my hands together, and will satisfy my indignation: I the Lord have spoken.

Revised Standard Version
I also will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury; I the LORD have spoken."

Young's Literal Translation
And I also, I smite My hand on my hand, And have caused My fury to rest; I, Jehovah, have spoken.'

Contextual Overview

⁸Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ⁹"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the LORD.' Say, 'A sword, a sword [from Babylon] is sharpened And also polished! ¹⁰'It is sharpened to make a slaughter, Polished to flash and glimmer like lightning!' Shall we then rejoice [when such a disaster approaches]? But it rejects and views with contempt the scepter of My son [Judah]. ¹¹"The sword [of Babylon] is ready to be polished so that it may be handled and put to use; the sword is sharpened and polished to be put in the hand of the slayer (Nebuchadnezzar). ¹²"Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword along with My [terrified] people. Therefore strike your thigh and strike your chest [in grief]. ¹³"For this sword has been tested [on others]; and what if it views with contempt the scepter [of Judah]? The scepter shall be no more [but shall be swept away]," says the Lord GOD. ¹⁴"Therefore, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time [in intensity], the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter which surrounds them [so that no one can escape, even by hiding in their inner rooms], ¹⁵so that hearts may melt, and many will fall at their gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made [to flash] like lightning; it is pointed and sharpened for slaughter. ¹⁶"Turn O sword and cut right or cut left, whichever way your thirst for blood and your edge direct you. ¹⁷"I will also strike My hands together, and I will cause My wrath to rest. I the LORD have spoken."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

smite: Ezekiel 21:14, Ezekiel 22:13, Numbers 24:10

and I: Ezekiel 5:13, Ezekiel 16:42, Deuteronomy 28:63, Isaiah 1:24, Zechariah 6:8

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:13 - honey Jeremiah 4:4 - lest

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great."

Genesis 16:9
The Angel of the LORD said to her, "Go back to your mistress, and submit humbly to her authority."

Genesis 16:11
The Angel of the LORD continued, "Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall name him Ishmael (God hears), Because the LORD has heard and paid attention to your persecution (suffering).

Genesis 21:1
The LORD graciously remembered and visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for her as He had promised.

Genesis 21:2
So Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.

Genesis 21:4
So Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him.

Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, "God has made me laugh; all who hear [about our good news] will laugh with me."

Genesis 21:13
"And I will also make a nation of [Ishmael] the son of the maid, because he is your descendant."

Genesis 21:14
So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she left [but lost her way] and wandered [aimlessly] in the Wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 46:3
And He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I will also smite my hands together,.... As well as the prophet was bid to do, Ezekiel 21:14, either expressing a concern for the calamity of the people, or indignation at their sins: or rather as encouraging their enemies to make use of the sword pointed at them, and, as it were, rejoicing at their destruction for the honour of his justice. The Targum is,

"and even I will bring vengeance upon vengeance:''

and I will cause my fury to rest; when the sword has done its business, and just vengeance is taken, the fury of the Lord shall cease; it shall proceed no further, it shall be kept within due bounds, and no more or further rage:

I the Lord have said it; who is omnipotent, and can do all things, and will do everything that he has said, whether in a way of promise or threatening.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 Hebrew poetry, with its characteristic parallelism.

Ezekiel 21:10

It contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree - The rod is the scepter of dominion, assigned to Judah Genesis 49:10. The destroying sword of Babylon despises the scepter of Judah; it despises every tree. Others render the verse, “Shall we make mirth” (saying), “the rod of my son,” (the rod which corrects my people) “contemneth” (treats with scorn, utterly confounds) “every tree” (every other nation); or, the scepter of my people “contemneth” (proudly despises) every other nation. Proud as the people are, they shall be brought to sorrow.

Ezekiel 21:12

Terrors - Better as in the margin.

Smite upon thy thigh - A token of mourning (compare the marginal reference note).

Ezekiel 21:13

Or,

For it is put to the proof, and if it contemneth even the rod, What shall not be? saith the Lord

i. e., What horrors will not arise when the sword shall cut down without regard the ruling scepter of Judah!

Ezekiel 21:14

Doubled the third time - i. e., “thrice doubled” to express its violence and force.

The sword of the slain - The sword whereby men are to be slain.

Of the great men ... - Or, The sword of the mighty slain, which presseth hard upon them.

Ezekiel 21:15

The point of the sword - The threatening sword or terror; as in Genesis 3:24, “the flaming sword.”

And their ruins be multiplied - literally, “to the multiplication of stumblingblocks,” that is, so that the causes of their fall may be more numerous. Compare Jeremiah 46:16.

Made bright ... - Or,

Ah! It is prepared for a lightning-flash, Drawn for slaughter.

Ezekiel 21:16

The prophet addresses the sword,

Gather thyself up, O sword, to the right or to the left.

Another rendering is: “Turn thee backwards! get thee to the right! Set thee forwards (?)!get thee to the left! O whither is thy face appointed?

Ezekiel 21:17

The Lord smites together His hands in anger (marginal reference), man in consternation.