ma.gar denotes casting, attested in contexts of divine wrath and shame.

The attested uses place casting within declarations of wrath and within a statement about shame, though the translation does not isolate the term’s contribution in either verse.

1. Casting in contexts of wrath and shame · dominant

   In Ezekiel 21:17, the form is a Qal passive participle, masculine plural construct, within the LORD’s declaration of striking hands together and satisfying wrath; the APB renders the verse, “I also will strike my hands together and satisfy my wrath.” In Psalm 89:45, the form is a Piel perfect, second masculine singular, in the clause whose verse ends with shame; the APB renders, “You have shortened the days of his youth; you have wrapped shame upon him.”

   Ezekiel 21:17Psalm 89:45

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two verses through actions of satisfying wrath and placing shame and does not clearly isolate this term in either clause.