17<\/strong>. smite mine hands<\/em> ] The strong anthropomorphism suggests a tumult of emotion in the Divine mind, and sympathy with the terrible work.<\/p>\n cause my fury to rest<\/em> ] Appease, or, assuage my fury. Cf. ch. Eze 5:13<\/span>.<\/p>\n Smite mine hands together, <\/B>in token of my approbation and well-pleasedness in those executions which the Chaldeans shall finish against you; those hands, that were used to restrain and check, shall excite and encourage your enemies. <\/P> My fury:<\/B> see Eze 5:13<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 17.<\/B> Jehovah Himself smites Hishands together, doing what He had commanded Ezekiel to do (see on Eze21:14<\/span>), in token of His smiting Jerusalem; compare the similarsymbolical action (2Ki 13:18<\/span>;2Ki 13:19<\/span>). <\/P> cause . . . fury to rest<\/B>giveit full vent, and so satisfy it (Eze5:13<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n I will also smite my hands together<\/strong>,…. As well as the prophet was bid to do, Eze 21:14<\/span>, 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,<\/p>\n “and even I will bring vengeance upon vengeance:”<\/p>\n and I will cause my fury to rest<\/strong>; 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:<\/p>\n I the Lord have said it<\/strong>; who is omnipotent, and can do all things, and will do everything that he has said, whether in a way of promise or threatening.<\/p>\n (17) My fury to rest.<\/strong>As in Eze. 16:42<\/span>, because it has accomplished its purpose and has nothing more to do. (Comp. Eze. 5:13<\/span>; Eze. 14:13<\/span>.)<\/p>\n At Eze. 21:18<\/span> the third and final prophecy of the chapter begins, and, besides being much more explicit than the others, includes also a new subject (Eze. 21:28-32<\/span>), a prophecy against Ammon. Hitherto it has only been foretold that Judah shall be desolated, now it is added that this shall be effected by the king of Babylon, and that he shall also extend his conquests to the Ammonites.<\/p>\n “I also will smite my hands together, and I will satisfy my fury, I Yahweh have spoken it.”<\/p>\n In Eze 21:14<\/span> it was Ezekiel who smote his hands at what was to be. Here it is Yahweh Himself. For the set purposes of God were going forward and in the light of His final purposes His true people must feel along with Him. God’s anger (His righteous abhorrence of sin) at the sinfulness of His people has long been delayed but now it must be satisfied. God has spoken! It is His final word.<\/p>\n Eze 21:17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said [it].<\/p>\n Ver. 17. I will also smite mine hands together.<\/strong> ] As animating the enemy and rejoicing at thy ruin. a<\/em> Chaldee, I will bring revenge upon revenge;<\/p>\n “ Animumque explesse iuvabit.<\/em> ”<\/p>\n “And he will help satisfy the spirit.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Exultat quasi hortator gladii saevientis.<\/em> He exalts just as I will exhortthe angry sword. – Jerome.<\/p>\n I will also smite, &c. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6. <\/p>\n smite: Eze 21:14, Eze 22:13, Num 24:10 <\/p>\n and I: Eze 5:13, Eze 16:42, Deu 28:63, Isa 1:24, Zec 6:8 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Deu 32:13 – honey Jer 4:4 – lest<\/p>\n Eze 21:17. Smite mine hands has the same significance as “smite upon the thigh in verse 12. God was very determined to carry out his fury on those who provoked it.<\/p>\n I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said [it]. 17. smite mine hands ] The strong anthropomorphism suggests a tumult of emotion in the Divine mind, and sympathy with the terrible work. cause my fury to rest ] Appease, or, assuage my fury. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 21:17”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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