Ezekiel 21:17

Cry and wail, ben adam; for it shall be upon My people, it shall be upon all the nasi'im of Yisroel; including terrors by reason of the cherev shall be upon My people; strike therefore upon thy thigh.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16And it is given to be polished, that it may be grasped with the palm; this cherev is sharpened, and it is polished, to deliver it into the yad of the slayer.

18Because it is a testing, and what? Even if the despising Scepter shall be no more? saith Adonoi Hashem.

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Cross References

Numbers 24:10And af Balak (anger of Balak) was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I summoned thee to curse mine enemies, and, hinei, thou hast altogether blessed them these shalosh pe'amim.

Isaiah 1:24Therefore saith HaAdon, 1 Hashem Tzva'os, Avir Yisroel (the Mighty One of Yisroel), 1 Ah, I will relieve Myself of Mine adversaries, 1 and avenge Me of Mine enemies: 1

Jeremiah 31:19Is Ephrayim My ben yakir (dear son)? 1 Is he a yeled in whom I delight? 1 For though I spoke rebuke of him, 1 I do earnestly remember him still; 1 therefore My heart yearns for him; 1 I will surely have rachamim (mercy) upon him, saith Hashem. 1

Ezekiel 16:42So will I make My chemah (wrath) toward thee to rest, and My kina (jealousy) shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

Ezekiel 22:13Hinei, therefore I have struck Mine palm at thy betza (dishonest gain) which thou hast made, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee.

Zechariah 6:8Then called He to me, and spoke unto me, saying: Look, these that go toward the eretz tzafon have given rest to My Ruach + 6:8 HaKodesh in the eretz tzafon.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 21:9-18

Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 592.) 8 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord ; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: 10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. 11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12 Cry and… Read the whole commentary →

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