Ezekiel 25:6
New International Version
For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,

New Living Translation
“This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people,

English Standard Version
For thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel,

Berean Standard Bible
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,

King James Bible
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

New King James Version
‘For thus says the Lord GOD: “Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your disdain for the land of Israel,

New American Standard Bible
For this is what the Lord GOD says: “Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, and have rejoiced with all the malice in your soul against the land of Israel,

NASB 1995
‘For thus says the Lord GOD, “Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the scorn of your soul against the land of Israel,

NASB 1977
‘For thus says the Lord GOD, “Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the scorn of your soul against the land of Israel,

Legacy Standard Bible
For thus says Lord Yahweh, “Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and were glad with all the scorn of your soul against the land of Israel,

Amplified Bible
For thus says the Lord GOD, “Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the contempt, and malice, and spite of your soul against the land of Israel,

Christian Standard Bible
“ ‘For this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced over the land of Israel with wholehearted contempt,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For this is what the Lord GOD says: “Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced over the land of Israel with wholehearted contempt,

American Standard Version
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast clapped thy hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of thy soul against the land of Israel;

Contemporary English Version
You hated Israel so much that you clapped and shouted and celebrated.

English Revised Version
For thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of thy soul against the land of Israel;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: You clapped your hands and stomped your feet. You rejoiced and felt contempt for the land of Israel.

Good News Translation
"This is what the Sovereign LORD is saying: You clapped your hands and jumped for joy. You despised the land of Israel.

International Standard Version
"This is what the Lord GOD says: 'Because you've applauded, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with all sorts of malice in your heart against the land of Israel,

Majority Standard Bible
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ?Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,

NET Bible
For this is what the sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with intense scorn over the land of Israel,

New Heart English Bible
For thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you have clapped your hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of your soul against the land of Israel;

Webster's Bible Translation
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thy hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

World English Bible
For the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have clapped your hands, stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the contempt of your soul against the land of Israel,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For thus said Lord YHWH: Because of your clapping the hand, "" And of your stamping with the foot, "" And you rejoice with all your despite in soul "" Against the ground of Israel,

Young's Literal Translation
For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy clapping the hand, And of thy stamping with the foot, And thou rejoicest with all thy despite in soul Against the ground of Israel,

Smith's Literal Translation
For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy striking the hand and thy stamping with the foot and thou wilt rejoice in soul with all contempt against the land of Israel.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast clapped thy hands and stamped with thy foot, and hast rejoiced with all thy heart against the land of Israel:

Catholic Public Domain Version
For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stomped your foot, and have rejoiced with all your heart against the land of Israel,

New American Bible
For thus says the Lord GOD: Because you rejoiced over the land of Israel with scorn in your heart, clapping your hands and stamping your feet,

New Revised Standard Version
For thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within you against the land of Israel,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For thus says the LORD God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped with your feet and rejoiced in yourself against the land of Israel;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: “Because you clapped with your hands and you stamped with your feet and you rejoiced in your soul against the land of Israel
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou hast clapped thy hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the disdain of thy soul against the land of Israel;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thus saith the Lord; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with thy foot, and heartily rejoiced against the land of Israel;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Prophecy Against Ammon
5I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ 6For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt, 7therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’…

Cross References
Proverbs 24:17-18
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, / or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

Obadiah 1:12-13
But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. / You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.

Lamentations 2:15-16
All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”

Psalm 137:7
Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Isaiah 10:5-7
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. / But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.

Jeremiah 48:27
Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

Amos 1:13
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

Zephaniah 2:8-10
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.

Isaiah 37:22-23
this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you. / Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Micah 7:8
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Romans 12:19-21
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” / On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” / Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

James 4:16
As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

1 Corinthians 13:6
Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

Luke 6:27-28
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.


Treasury of Scripture

For thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have clapped your hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all your despite against the land of Israel;

thou hast

Job 27:23
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

Job 34:37
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

Jeremiah 48:27
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.

hands [heb] hand

Ezekiel 6:11
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

feet [heb] foot

Ezekiel 25:15
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

Ezekiel 35:15
As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 36:5
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

heart [heb] soul

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Ezekiel 25
1. God's vengeance, for their insolence against the Jews, upon the Ammonites
8. upon Moab and Seir
12. upon Edom
15. and upon the Philistines














For this is what the Lord GOD says:
This phrase introduces a divine pronouncement, emphasizing the authority and sovereignty of God. In the prophetic literature, such declarations often precede judgments or promises. The use of "Lord GOD" underscores the covenant relationship between God and His people, highlighting His role as both ruler and judge.

Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet:
Clapping hands and stomping feet are expressions of mockery and derision in ancient Near Eastern cultures. These actions symbolize a public display of scorn and joy at another's misfortune. In the context of Ezekiel, these gestures reflect the Ammonites' delight in Israel's suffering, which is condemned by God. This behavior is reminiscent of other biblical instances where nations rejoiced at Israel's downfall, such as in Obadiah 1:12.

and rejoiced over the land of Israel:
The land of Israel holds significant theological and historical importance as the Promised Land given to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Rejoicing over its misfortune indicates a deep-seated animosity towards God's chosen people. This sentiment is echoed in Psalm 137:7, where Edom's rejoicing over Jerusalem's destruction is similarly condemned.

with a heart full of contempt:
The heart, in biblical terms, represents the center of one's emotions, will, and intellect. A heart full of contempt suggests a profound and malicious disdain. This internal attitude is as significant as external actions in biblical judgment, as God judges the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). The contempt shown by the Ammonites reflects a broader theme of enmity against God's people, which is ultimately enmity against God Himself.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Ezekiel
A prophet of God who ministered to the exiles in Babylon. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration.

2. The Lord GOD
The sovereign and just God who speaks through Ezekiel, pronouncing judgment on the nations.

3. Ammonites
A nation neighboring Israel, often in conflict with them. They are the subject of God's judgment in this passage.

4. Israel
The chosen people of God, often facing judgment due to disobedience but also recipients of God's promises.

5. Babylonian Exile
The context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a period of judgment and reflection for Israel.
Teaching Points
God's Sovereignty and Justice
God is aware of the actions and attitudes of all nations and individuals. His judgments are just and based on His perfect knowledge.

The Danger of Malicious Joy
Rejoicing in the misfortune of others is condemned by God. Believers are called to empathy and compassion, even towards their enemies.

Reflecting on Our Attitudes
Examine personal attitudes towards those who oppose or harm us. Are we harboring malice or seeking God's grace for them?

The Call to Humility
Recognize that all are subject to God's judgment. Humility before God and others is essential in maintaining a righteous heart.

The Importance of Intercession
Instead of celebrating others' downfalls, believers are encouraged to pray for their repentance and restoration.(6) Clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet.--See Ezekiel 6:11 and Note there.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this is what
כֹ֤ה (ḵōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

says:
אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Because
יַ֚עַן (ya·‘an)
Adverb
Strong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause

you clapped
מַחְאֲךָ֣ (maḥ·’ă·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4222: To rub, strike the hands together

your hands,
יָ֔ד (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

and stomped
וְרַקְעֲךָ֖ (wə·raq·‘ă·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7554: To pound the earth, to expand, to overlay

your feet
בְּרָ֑גֶל (bə·rā·ḡel)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

and rejoiced
וַתִּשְׂמַ֤ח (wat·tiś·maḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

over
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the land
אַדְמַ֖ת (’aḏ·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 127: Ground, land

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

with a heart
בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ (bə·ne·p̄eš)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

full
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of contempt,
שָֽׁאטְךָ֙ (šā·ṭə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7589: Despite, contempt


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