So will I satisfy my fury on you: Once God punishes the girl, he will let his anger against her go quiet (compare 5.13). The conjunction So may be rendered “Then” (Good News Translation), “As a result,” or “After that.” For the Hebrew word rendered fury, see verse 38, where it is translated “wrath.”

And my jealousy shall depart from you repeats the sense of the previous clause. For the Hebrew word rendered jealousy, see verse 38. This clause may be combined with the previous one by saying “Then my burning anger against you will subside.”

I will be calm, and will no more be angry means God will calm down and no longer be angry with the girl. New Century Version says “I will be quiet and not angry anymore.”

Translators need to find natural idioms in their languages to express the strong feeling of anger in this verse. A possible model is:

• After that I will calm down and let my burning anger die away. I will not stay angry with you any longer.

Quoted with permission from Gross, Carl & Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Ezekiel. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .