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.

Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot - gesticulations vividly setting before the hearers the greatness of the calamity about to be inflicted. In indignation at the abominations of Israel, extend thine hand, toward Judea, as if about to 'strike' and "stamp," shaking off the dust with thy foot, in token of how God shall "stretch out His hand upon them," and tread them down (; ).

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