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10 Then they shall know that I the Lord did not threaten in vain to inflict this evil on them.

11 Thus says the Lord God: Clap your hands, stamp your feet,[a] and cry “Alas!” for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! They shall fall by the sword, starvation, and disease.(A) 12 Those far off shall die of disease, those nearby shall fall by the sword, and those who survive and are spared shall perish by starvation; thus will I spend my fury upon them.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:11 Clap your hands, stamp your feet: these gestures may express grief, even horror, at Israel’s infidelities; in 25:6, they are signs of gloating.