‏ Ezekiel 21:12

Verse 12. Smite-upon thy thigh.] See on Jer 31:19. So HOMER, Il. xv. ver. 113:-

ωςεφαταυταραρηςθαλερωπεπληγετομηρω

χερσικαταπρηνεσσολοφυρομενοςδεπροσηυδα

"She spake; and, with expanded arms his thighs

Smiting, thus sorrowful the god exclaimed."

COWPER.

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