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Ezekiel 22:1 (show verse)
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
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Ezekiel 22:2 (show verse)
'And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it to know all its abominations,
Ezekiel 22:3 (show verse)
and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the coming in of its time, And it hath made idols on it for defilement.
Ezekiel 22:4 (show verse)
By thy blood that thou hast shed thou hast been guilty, And by thine idols that thou hast made thou hast been defiled, And thou causest thy days to draw near, And art come in unto thine years, Therefore I have given thee a reproach to nations, And a derision to all the lands.
Ezekiel 22:5 (show verse)
The near and the far-off from thee scoff at thee, O defiled of name -- abounding in trouble.
Ezekiel 22:6 (show verse)
Lo, princes of Israel -- each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.
Ezekiel 22:7 (show verse)
Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.
Ezekiel 22:8 (show verse)
My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.
Ezekiel 22:9 (show verse)
Men of slander have been in thee to shed blood, And on the mountains they have eaten in thee, Wickedness they have done in thy midst.
Ezekiel 22:10 (show verse)
The nakedness of a father hath one uncovered in thee, The defiled of impurity they humbled in thee.
Ezekiel 22:11 (show verse)
And each with the wife of his neighbour hath done abomination, And each his daughter-in-law hath defiled through wickedness, And each his sister, his father's daughter, hath humbled in thee.
Ezekiel 22:12 (show verse)
A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!
Ezekiel 22:13 (show verse)
And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.
Ezekiel 22:14 (show verse)
Doth thy heart stand -- are thy hands strong, For the days that I am dealing with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done it.
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Ezekiel 22:15 (show verse)
And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.
Ezekiel 22:16 (show verse)
And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I am Jehovah.'
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Ezekiel 22:17 (show verse)
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man,
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Ezekiel 22:18 (show verse)
The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace -- dross hath silver been,
Brass » Characterized by » Fusibility
Dross » Figurative
Lead » Purified by fire
Lead » Lead foundry
Metals » Freed from dross by fire
Silver » Symbolical
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked
Wicked people » Compared with » Dross
Wicked people » Compared with » Bronze and iron
Wicked, the, are compared to » Dross
Wicked, the, are compared to » Brass and iron, &c
Dross » Figurative
Lead » Purified by fire
Lead » Lead foundry
Metals » Freed from dross by fire
Silver » Symbolical
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked
Wicked people » Compared with » Dross
Wicked people » Compared with » Bronze and iron
Wicked, the, are compared to » Dross
Wicked, the, are compared to » Brass and iron, &c
Ezekiel 22:19 (show verse)
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of your all becoming dross, Therefore, lo, I am gathering you unto the midst of Jerusalem,
Ezekiel 22:20 (show verse)
A gathering of silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, Unto the midst of a furnace -- to blow on it fire, to melt it, So do I gather in Mine anger and in My fury, And I have let rest, and have melted you.
Brass » Smelted
Brass » Characterized by » Fusibility
Fire » As a purifier
Furnace » For melting lead and tin
Iron » Described as » Fusible
Iron » First recorded use of » Melted
Lead » Purified by fire
Lead » Lead foundry
Metals » Freed from dross by fire
The poor » The wicked » Vex
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Described as » Fusible
Brass » Characterized by » Fusibility
Fire » As a purifier
Furnace » For melting lead and tin
Iron » Described as » Fusible
Iron » First recorded use of » Melted
Lead » Purified by fire
Lead » Lead foundry
Metals » Freed from dross by fire
The poor » The wicked » Vex
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Described as » Fusible
Ezekiel 22:21 (show verse)
And I have heaped you up, And blown on you in the fire of My wrath, And ye have been melted in its midst.
Ezekiel 22:22 (show verse)
As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, So are ye melted in its midst, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, I have poured out My fury upon you.'
Ezekiel 22:23 (show verse)
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
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Ezekiel 22:24 (show verse)
Son of man, say to it, Thou art a land, It is not cleansed nor rained on in a day of indignation.
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Ezekiel 22:25 (show verse)
A conspiracy of its prophets is in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have devoured, Wealth and glory they have taken, Its widows have multiplied in its midst.
Ezekiel 22:26 (show verse)
Its priests have wronged My law, And they pollute My holy things, Between holy and common they have not made separation, And between the unclean and the clean they have not made known, And from my sabbaths they have hidden their eyes, And I am pierced in their midst.
Jerusalem » Catalogue of abominations in
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Corrupt
priests » Corrupt
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
The sabbath » The wicked » Hide their eyes from
Separation » Pharisaic separation condemned » Of the clean and unclean things in their use
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Priests, corrupt
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Corrupt
priests » Corrupt
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
The sabbath » The wicked » Hide their eyes from
Separation » Pharisaic separation condemned » Of the clean and unclean things in their use
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Priests, corrupt
Ezekiel 22:27 (show verse)
Its princes in its midst are as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.
Ezekiel 22:28 (show verse)
And its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie, Saying, 'Thus said the Lord Jehovah:' And Jehovah hath not spoken.
Ezekiel 22:29 (show verse)
The people of the land have used oppression, And have taken plunder violently away, And humble and needy have oppressed, And the sojourner oppressed -- without judgment.
Aliens » To be treated with justice
Aliens » Oppressed
Crime » Partial lists of
Jerusalem » Catalogue of abominations in
Oppression » Examples of
The poor » Punishment for » Oppressing
Strangers » Instances of oppression of
Strangers in israel » The jews condemned for oppressing
Theft » Brings the wrath of God upon those who commit it
Aliens » Oppressed
Crime » Partial lists of
Jerusalem » Catalogue of abominations in
Oppression » Examples of
The poor » Punishment for » Oppressing
Strangers » Instances of oppression of
Strangers in israel » The jews condemned for oppressing
Theft » Brings the wrath of God upon those who commit it
Ezekiel 22:30 (show verse)
And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land -- not to destroy it, And I have not found.
Ezekiel 22:31 (show verse)
And I pour out on them mine indignation, By fire of My wrath I have consumed them, Their way on their own head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'