Ezekiel 21:32

The verse describes a destructive outcome ("fuel to the fire," "blood...in the midst of the land," "no more remembered") but does not explicitly use words like "punish," "vengeance," or "wrath," which are central to the theme's definition.

The verse explicitly states "Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire," directly using "fire" in a context of judgment and destruction, leaving no room for an argument that it does not support the theme.

The verse describes a specific fate for an entity ("thou") rather than a general statement about the wicked, and the "no more remembered" aspect could be interpreted as a loss of legacy rather than physical destruction.

While the language is concrete, the verse could be interpreted metaphorically, with "fuel to the fire" and "blood in the midst of the land" representing complete destruction and loss of identity rather than strictly physical events.

While the verse speaks of being "no more remembered," which could imply a cessation of existence, the imagery of being "fuel to the fire" and blood being "in the midst of the land" could be interpreted as a violent end rather than complete annihilation, suggesting a state of death or destruction within the land, not necessarily non-existence.

The verse describes a judgment being pronounced ("Thou shalt be for fuel..."), and concludes with a statement of divine authority ("for I the Lord have spoken it"), but it does not describe *how* this message was communicated to Ezekiel or any other prophet. It is the content of the prophecy, not the method of its reception.