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Verse 11

"Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah: smite with thy hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas. Because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel; for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. He that is far off shall die by the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them. And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the places where they offered sweet savor to all their idols. And I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations; and they shall know that I am Jehovah."

"Smite with thy hand ..." (Ezekiel 6:11). This refers to what is called "clapping the hands." Cook states that it was a well known method of expressing grief.[17] Some understand the hand clapping and stamping here as expressions of Joy on the part of the prophet for God's punishment of Israel, but we prefer the view that they express grief, concern, and sorrow over the impending destruction. Plumptre notes that they appear to have been used to express both emotions.[18]

"Every high hill ... every green tree ... every thick oak ..." (Ezekiel 6:13). "This verse refers to the fertility goddess of Hosea 4:13."[19] This is exactly what Jeremiah was speaking of in Jeremiah 2:20; 3:6,13.

Ezekiel 6:14 carries God's prophecy of destruction for the total land of the Chosen People.

"Diblah ..." (Ezekiel 6:14). This place is unknown, and scholars have attempted to substitute the word Riblah for it; but actually there is no accurate knowledge of where this place was located. It really makes no difference anyway, for the place is usually held to mean that God would destroy Israel "from one end of the country to the other." Some have compared what is said here to the expression, "From Dan to Beersheba." The meaning is clear enough as is.

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