Ezekiel 25:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Clapped thine hands; expressed thy joy in that insolent manner. And stamped with the feet; and added this sign of more than ordinary joy at this. Rejoiced in heart; it was that which affected thy heart with gladness, thy soul and mind were in this thy rejoicing. Despite; hatred and contempt; thou wast heartily glad such vile people, as thou countedst them, were made, what thou thoughtest they best deserved, slaves. beggars, and captives. The land, for the people. Israel; either the ten tribes, or rather the two tribes, with the small remnant of the others that kept to the house of David.

Ezekiel 25:6

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