I, too, will clap my hands, and I will satisfy my fury. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Parallel translations
- WEB I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.”
- KJV I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
- BSB I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”
- NKJV “I also will beat My fists together, And I will cause My fury to rest; I, the Lord, have spoken.”
- NASB I will also clap My hands, and I will satisfy My wrath; I, the Lord, have spoken.”
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Quick answer
God Himself will clap His hands and let His wrath rest, declaring with finality that He has spoken. The judgment is His own decisive act.
Overview
The Lord joins the prophet's gesture, signaling that this judgment is fully His doing and will be satisfied. 'I, Yahweh, have spoken it' stamps the word with certainty. Behind Babylon's sword stands the sovereign God whose justice will not be thwarted, a justice ultimately answered for believers at the cross.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ezek 5:13“‘Thus my anger will be accomplished, and I will cause my wrath toward them to rest, and I will be comforted. They will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken in my zeal, when I have accomplished my wrath on them.
- Ezek 21:14“You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together. Let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the fatally wounded. It is the sword of the great one who is fatally wounded, which enters into their rooms.
- Ezek 22:13“‘“Behold, therefore I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been within you.
- Zech 6:8Then he called to me, and spoke to me, saying, “Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.”
- Isa 1:24Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: “Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies;
- Num 24:10Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
- Deut 28:63It will happen that as Yahweh rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Yahweh will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you. You will be plucked from off of the land where you go in to possess it.
- Ezek 16:42So will I cause my wrath toward you to rest, and my jealousy will depart from you. I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
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