Ezekiel 22:21
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.
23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.
- KJV
- Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- WEB
- Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you will be melted in the middle of it.
- ASV
- Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- DARBY
- Yea, I will collect you, and blow upon you the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
- BLB
- And I will gather you⁺ and will blow on you⁺ with the fire of My wrath, and you⁺ will be melted in its midst.
- ÅB
- Ja, jeg vil samle dere og blåse på dere med min vredes ild, og dere skal smeltes i den;
- OTB
- Jeg vil samle dere og blåse på dere med min vredes ild, og dere vil bli smeltet inne i henne.
- B1930
- Ja, jeg vil samle eder og blåse på eder med min vredes ild, og I skal smeltes i den;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
Read in contextPsalms 21:9
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
Read in contextEzekiel 20:47–48
And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
Read in contextIsaiah 64:7
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
Read in contextPsalms 68:2
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Read in contextZephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:7
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
Read in contextIsaiah 64:2
As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Read in context