Ezekiel 21:14You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one who is deadly wounded, which enters into their rooms.
The setting
Babylon, ~593 BC. God commands Ezekiel to act out Jerusalem's destruction with dramatic gestures before fellow exiles...
The emotion here: torn between prophetic duty and love for his people facing doom
The original word
ḥereḇ (חֶרֶב) — not just any sword, but the sword of execution, divine judgment made manifest
Why it matters
Ancient prophets used physical actions as prophecy — Ezekiel was commanded to be a living drama
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 21:14
Clapping hands was a gesture of finality — sealing the fate, no more delays
Common misconceptionPeople see this as violent imagery, but it's actually God's reluctant announcement of unavoidable consequences after years of warnings
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 21:14
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 21:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 21:14 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prophetic action, judgment. Notable phrases: strike your hands together. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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