Ezekiel 21:31
New International Version
I will pour out my wrath on you and breathe out my fiery anger against you; I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men, men skilled in destruction.

New Living Translation
I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction.

English Standard Version
And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver you into the hands of brutish men, skillful to destroy.

Berean Standard Bible
I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.

King James Bible
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.

New King James Version
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.

New American Standard Bible
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and I will hand you over to brutal men, craftsmen of destruction.

NASB 1995
‘I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and I will give you into the hand of brutal men, skilled in destruction.

NASB 1977
‘And I shall pour out My indignation on you; I shall blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and I shall give you into the hand of brutal men, skilled in destruction.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow on you with the fire of My fury, and I will give you into the hand of brutal men, craftsmen of destruction.

Amplified Bible
I will pour out My indignation on you [sons of Ammon]; I will blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and I will place you in the hand of brutal men, skilled in destruction.

Christian Standard Bible
I will pour out my indignation on you; I will blow the fire of my fury on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled at destruction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow the fire of My fury on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled at destruction.

American Standard Version
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee; I will blow upon thee with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy.

Contemporary English Version
My furious anger will scorch you like fire, and I will hand you over to cruel men who are experts in killing.

English Revised Version
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee; I will blow upon thee with the fire of my wrath: and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will pour out my fury on you and breathe on you with my fiery anger. I will hand you over to cruel people who are skilled in destruction.

Good News Translation
You will feel my anger when I turn it loose on you like a blazing fire. And I will hand you over to brutal men, experts at destruction.

International Standard Version
I'm going to pour out my indignation all over you. I'll blow my fierce wrath against you and deliver you into the control of brutal men who are skilled at destruction.

Majority Standard Bible
I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.

NET Bible
I will pour out my anger on you; the fire of my fury I will blow on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, who are skilled in destruction.

New Heart English Bible
I will pour out my indignation on you; I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver you into the hand of brutish men, skillful to destroy.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will pour out my indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skillful to destroy.

World English Bible
I will pour out my indignation on you. I will blow on you with the fire of my wrath. I will deliver you into the hand of brutish men, skillful to destroy.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I have poured My indignation on you, "" I blow against you with [the] fire of My wrath, "" And have given you into the hand of brutish men—craftsmen of destruction.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have poured on thee Mine indignation, With fire of My wrath I blow against thee, And have given thee into the hand of brutish men -- artificers of destruction.

Smith's Literal Translation
I poured out my wrath upon thee; in fire I made mine anger to pass over thee, and I gave thee into the hand of brutish men, machinating destruction.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will pour out upon thee my indignation: in the fire of my rage will I blow upon thee, and will give thee into the hands of men that are brutish and contrive thy destruction.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will pour out upon you my indignation. In the fire of my fury, I will fan you, and I will give you over to the hands of cruel men, who have devised destruction.

New American Bible
I will pour out my anger upon you, breathing my fiery wrath against you; I will hand you over to ravagers, artisans of destruction!

New Revised Standard Version
I will pour out my indignation upon you, with the fire of my wrath I will blow upon you. I will deliver you into brutish hands, those skillful to destroy.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will pour out my indignation upon you; I will blow against you with the fire of my wrath, and will deliver you into the hand of men brutish and skilful to destroy.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall pour upon you my passion, and in the fire of my anger I shall blow on you, and I shall deliver you into the hand of cruel men that work destruction
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I will pour out My indignation upon thee, I will blow upon thee with the fire of My wrath; And I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, Skilful to destroy.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will pour out my wrath upon thee, I will blow upon thee with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver thee into the hands of barbarians skilled in working destruction.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The LORD's Sword of Judgment
30Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you. 31I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction. 32You will be fuel for the fire. Your blood will stain your own land. You will not be remembered, for I, the LORD, have spoken.’ ”…

Cross References
Jeremiah 21:5-7
And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath. / I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’ / ‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’

Isaiah 30:30-33
And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. / For Assyria will be shattered at the voice of the LORD; He will strike them with His scepter. / And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished. ...

Nahum 1:6
Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

Jeremiah 4:11-12
At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift; / a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”

Isaiah 66:15-16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Lamentations 2:4
He 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.

Jeremiah 23:19-20
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked. / The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

Isaiah 13:9-13
Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. / For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. / I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless. ...

Jeremiah 25:15-16
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

Isaiah 34:2-3
The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.

Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Hebrews 10:27
but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Revelation 14:10-11
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

Matthew 13:41-42
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


Treasury of Scripture

And I will pour out my indignation on you, I will blow against you in the fire of my wrath, and deliver you into the hand of brutish men, and skillful to destroy.

pour

Ezekiel 7:8
Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

Ezekiel 14:19
Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:

Ezekiel 22:22
As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.

I will blow

Ezekiel 22:20,21
As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you…

Psalm 18:15
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

Isaiah 30:33
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

brutish.

Isaiah 14:4-6
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! …

Jeremiah 4:7
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

Jeremiah 6:22,23
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth…

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I will pour out My indignation upon you
The phrase "I will pour out" in Hebrew is "שָׁפַךְ" (shaphak), which conveys the idea of a complete and overwhelming outpouring, much like a flood. This indicates the totality and intensity of God's judgment. "Indignation" in Hebrew is "זַעַם" (za'am), which refers to a righteous anger or fury. This is not a capricious anger but a just response to sin and rebellion. Historically, this reflects God's consistent character throughout the Scriptures, where His holiness demands justice against persistent disobedience. The imagery of pouring suggests an unstoppable force, emphasizing the seriousness of the impending judgment.

I will blow upon you with the fire of My wrath
The word "blow" in Hebrew is "נָפַח" (naphach), which can mean to breathe or to fan into flame. This suggests an intensification of the fire, making it more consuming. "Fire" is often symbolic of purification and judgment in the Bible, representing God's holy presence that consumes impurity. "Wrath" in Hebrew is "חֵמָה" (chemah), indicating a burning anger. This phrase underscores the severity of God's judgment, likening it to a refining fire that purges sin. The historical context here is the Babylonian invasion, which was a literal manifestation of God's wrath upon Judah for their idolatry and unfaithfulness.

and I will deliver you into the hands of brutal men
"Deliver" in Hebrew is "נָתַן" (nathan), meaning to give or hand over. This indicates a transfer of control, where God allows His people to face the consequences of their actions. "Brutal men" refers to the Babylonians, known for their harshness and cruelty in warfare. This phrase highlights the seriousness of divine judgment, where God uses even the wicked as instruments of His justice. The historical context is crucial here, as the Babylonians were indeed skilled in warfare and known for their ruthless tactics, fulfilling this prophecy.

skilled in destruction
The word "skilled" in Hebrew is "לָמַד" (lamad), which means learned or trained. This implies that these men are not only naturally brutal but have honed their abilities in causing destruction. "Destruction" in Hebrew is "מַשְׁחִית" (mashchit), which refers to ruin or devastation. This phrase emphasizes the thoroughness and effectiveness of the coming judgment. Theologically, it serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God, where even the skills of the enemy are used to fulfill divine purposes.

(31) Mine indignation.--The figure of the sword, which has been kept up through the entire chapter, is here dropped; but the language immediately falls into another figure, already employed in Ezekiel 20:47, "I will blow against thee in" (rather, with) "the fire of my wrath." (Comp. the same expression in Ezekiel 22:21.) The image is that of the consuming fire of God's wrath blown by His power against Ammon, as fire is turned by the wind upon a forest to its destruction. (Comp. Isaiah 54:16.) The word "brutish" of the text in the last clause is better than the "burning" of the margin.

Verse 31. - I will blow against, etc. The imagery of fire takes the place of that of the sword. The brutish men (same word as in Psalm 49:10; Psalm 92:6) are the Chaldean conquerors. The fact that the adjective may also mean "those that burn" may, in part, have determined Ezekiel's choice of it.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I will pour out
וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֤י (wə·šā·p̄aḵ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out

My anger
זַעְמִ֔י (za‘·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2195: Froth at the mouth, fury

upon you;
עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ (‘ā·la·yiḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

I will breath
אָפִ֣יחַ (’ā·p̄î·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6315: To puff, blow with the breath, air, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff

the fire
בְּאֵ֥שׁ (bə·’êš)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 784: A fire

of My fury
עֶבְרָתִ֖י (‘eḇ·rā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5678: Overflow, arrogance, fury

against you;
עָלָ֑יִךְ (‘ā·lā·yiḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

I will hand you over to
וּנְתַתִּ֗יךְ (ū·nə·ṯat·tîḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

brutal
בֹּֽעֲרִ֔ים (bō·‘ă·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish

men,
אֲנָשִׁ֣ים (’ă·nā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

skilled
חָרָשֵׁ֖י (ḥā·rā·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2796: A fabricator, any material

in destruction.
מַשְׁחִֽית׃ (maš·ḥîṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4889: Destructive, destruction


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