And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath.
Parallel translations
- WEB I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.
- KJV And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
- NKJV I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger and fury and great wrath.
- NASB And I Myself will make war against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, and in anger, wrath, and great indignation.
- NLT I myself will fight against you with a strong hand and a powerful arm, for I am very angry. You have made me furious!
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Quick answer
God Himself promises to fight against Jerusalem in anger and wrath. The God who once fought for Israel now stands as their adversary because of their sin.
Overview
The language of an outstretched hand and strong arm normally describes God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt, but here it is turned against Jerusalem. This terrible inversion shows the seriousness of persistent rebellion against the covenant. It is a sober reminder that the same God who saves also judges, and that His mercy must never be presumed upon; yet even this wrath ultimately serves His larger plan to purify and preserve a remnant.
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- Isa 63:10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
- Isa 5:25Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Jer 32:17“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- Exod 6:6Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
- Deut 4:34Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
- Isa 9:21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isa 9:17Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Jer 6:12Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.
- Exod 9:15For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth.
- Isa 9:12Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isa 10:4Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Nah 1:5–6The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
- Lam 2:4–5He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.
- Jer 32:37I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety.
- Ezek 20:33–34As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you.
- Deut 4:23Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
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