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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Ezekiel 21:17

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Jehovah Himself smites His hands together, doing what He had commanded Ezekiel to do (see on Eze 21:14), in token of His smiting Jerusalem; compare the similar symbolical action (Kg2 13:18-19). cause . . . fury to rest--give it full vent, and so satisfy it (Eze 5:13).
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