Ezekiel 6:12
"“The Lord GOD says: ‘Strike with your hand, and stamp with your foot, and say, “Alas!”, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel; for they will fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence."
Key Reflection
Ezekiel 6:12 is a powerful declaration from God through the prophet, emphasizing the severity of judgment that would come upon the house of Israel for their wickedness. The imagery of striking with hand and stamping with foot symbolizes the forceful nature of this divine retribution, paralleling similar actions found in ancient Near Eastern literature where such gestures conveyed strong emotional reactions or declarations. This passage underscores the consequence of their evil deeds—falling to the sword, famine, and pestilence—a judgment that would desolate the land from wilderness to Diblah, leaving no part untouched by God's wrath.
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