6 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,
6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands,
6 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,
6 "God, the Master, says, Because you clapped and cheered, venting all your malicious contempt against the land of Israel,
6 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,
6 "This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 25:6
Commentary on Ezekiel 25:1-7
(Read Ezekiel 25:1-7)
It is wicked to be glad at the calamities of any, especially of God's people; it is a sin for which he will surely reckon. God will make it appear that he is the God of Israel, though he suffers them for a time to be captives in Babylon. It is better to know Him, and to be poor, than to be rich and ignorant of him.