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Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 21:17

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hands, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cry, Crying;  

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."
Amplified Bible
"I will also strike My hands together, and I will cause My wrath to rest. 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.
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

8 Againe, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying, 9 Sonne of man, prophecie, and say, Thus saith the Lorde God, say, A sworde, a sworde both sharpe, and fourbished. 10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter, and it is fourbished that it may glitter: how shall we reioyce? for it contemneth the rod of my sonne, as all other trees. 11 And he hath giuen it to be fourbished, that he may handle it: this sword is sharpe, & is fourbished, that he may giue it into ye hand of the slayer. 12 Cry, and houle, sonne of man: for this shall come to my people, and it shal come vnto all the princes of Israel: the terrours of the sword shall be vpon my people: smite therefore vpo thy thigh. 13 For it is a triall, and what shall this be, if the sworde contemne euen the rodde? It shall be no more, saith the Lord God. 14 Thou therefore, sonne of man, prophecie, and smite hand to hand, and let the sworde be doubled: let the sworde that hath killed, returne the third time: it is the sword of the great slaughter entring into their priuie chambers. 15 I haue brought the feare of the sword into all their gates to make their heart to faint, and to multiplie their ruines. Ah it is made bright, and it is dressed for the slaughter. 16 Get thee alone: goe to the right hande, or get thy selfe to the left hande, whithersoeuer thy face turneth. 17 I wil also smite mine hands together, & wil cause my wrath to cease. I the Lord haue said it.

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 worde of the Lorde came vnto Abram in a vision, saying, Feare not, Abram, I am thy buckler, and thine exceeding great reward.
Genesis 16:9
Then the Angel of the Lorde saide to her, Returne to thy dame, and humble thy selfe vnder her hands.
Genesis 16:11
Also the Angel of the Lord said vnto her, See, thou art with childe, and shalt beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Ishmael: for the Lorde hath heard thy tribulation.
Genesis 21:1
Nowe the Lord visited Sarah, as he had saide, and did vnto her according as he had promised.
Genesis 21:2
For Sarah conceiued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his olde age, at the same season that God tolde him.
Genesis 21:4
Then Abraha circumcised Izhak his sonne, when he was eight dayes olde, as God had commanded him.
Genesis 21:6
Then Sarah said, God hath made me to reioyce: all that heare will reioyce with me.
Genesis 21:13
As for the sonne of the bond woman, I will make him a nation also, because he is thy seede.
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham arose vp early in ye morning, and tooke bread, and a bottell of water, and gaue it vnto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the childe also, and sent her away: who departing wandred in the wildernesse of Beer-sheba.
Genesis 46:3
Then hee sayde, I am God, the God of thy father, feare not to goe downe into Egypt: for I will there make of thee a great nation.

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.


 
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