Ezekiel 22:24

Judgment

²² As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted within the city. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out My wrath upon you.’”

²³ And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’

²⁵ The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.

²⁶ Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

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: “Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’
KJV: Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
WEB: “Son of man, tell her, ‘You are a land that is not cleansed nor rained on in the day of indignation.’
ASV: Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
DARBY: Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
BLB: “Son of man, say to her: ‘You [are] a land that is not cleansed, nor [is] rain on her, in the day of anger.’

ÅB: Menneskesønn! Si til det[^2]: Du er et land som ikke er renset, som ikke har fått skyllregn på vredens dag.
OTB: "Menneskesønn, si til landet: 'Du er et land som ikke har blitt renset eller regnet på i vredens dag.'
B1930: Menneskesønn! Si til det: Du er et land som ikke er renset, som ikke har fått skyllregn på vredens dag. / < Juda.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Chronicles 28:22
In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 36:14–16
Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
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Isaiah 1:5
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
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Jeremiah 2:30
“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
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Isaiah 9:13
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
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Jeremiah 44:16–19
“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
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Jeremiah 6:29
The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
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Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
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