Ezekiel 6:11

“Thus saith the Lord God, smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, &c.] These are gestures of persons in distress and agony, who, to show their trouble and grief, smite one hand against the other; or smite with the hand upon the thigh, as in (<243119>Jeremiah 31:19); and “stretch out”, or “make a distension with the foot”f99; as it is in the Hebrew text; extend their thighs; throw out their feet; stamp with them; beat the earth, and make it shake, as the Syriac version; all expressive of anguish and sorrow: and say, alas, for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! the word “alas”, or “woe”, as the Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi, an interjection of mourning and lamentation,…”

“Gesticulations vividly setting before the hearers the greatness of the calamity about to be inflicted. In indignation at the abominations of Israel extend thine hand towards Judea, as if about to "strike," and "stamp," shaking off the dust with thy foot, in token of how God shall "stretch out His hand upon them," and tread them down (Eze 6:14; Eze 21:14).”

“The gleam of hope is but transitory. Darkness again gathers round, for as yet the prophet is predicting judgment. Ezekiel 6:11 Smite ... stamp - Well-known modes of expressing grief. Ezekiel 6:13 Sweet savor - Compare Genesis 8:21. Words, applied to the smell of sacrifices accepted by God, applied here to idol-sacrifices in irony. Ezekiel 6:14 Toward Diblath - Or, “Diblathaim,” the “Diblathan” of the Moabite stone, one of the double cities of Moab (see Ezekiel 25:9) to the east of which lay the great desert of Arabia. Some read: “unto Riblah” Jeremiah 52:9 and take the margin rendering. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical…”

“Smite - To shew thy wonder, indignation, sorrow, and pity, for their sins and sufferings. Ezekiel 6:12”

“6:11 Ezekiel’s message did not end on the encouraging thought of possible repentance. He returned to the theme of judgment with its three-fold calamity of war and famine and disease.”

“Smite: Eze 21:14-17; Num 24:10; Isa 58:1; Jer 9:1, Jer 9:10 Alas: Eze 9:4; Jer 30:7; Joe 1:15; Amo 5:16; Rev 18:10, Rev 18:16-19 fall: Eze 5:12, Eze 14:21; Jer 15:2, Jer 15:3, Jer 16:4, Jer 24:10 Ezekiel 6:12”

“The Punishment Is Just and Well Deserved Eze 6:11. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Smite with thy hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Woe on all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel! that they must perish by sword, hunger, and pestilence. Eze 6:12. He that is afar off will die by the pestilence; and he that is near at hand shall fall by the sword; and he who survives and is preserved will die of hunger: and I shall accomplish my wrath upon them. Eze 6:13. And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when your slain lie in the midst of your idols round about your altars, on every high hill, upon all the summits of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick-leaved…”