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Ezekiel 22:21 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 22 · verse 21
Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.Ezekiel 22:21 · King James Version
Ezekiel 22:21 in context
19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
20As 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.
21Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.
22As 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.
23And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- gatherkânaçto collectH3664 →
- meltednâthakto flow forthH5413 →
- wrathʻebrâhan outburst of passionH5678 →
- blownâphachto puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle…H5301 →
- fireʼêshfireH784 →
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The same melancholy string is still harped upon, and various turns are given it, to make it affecting, that it may be influencing. The prophet must here show, or at least it is here shown him, that the whole house of Israel has become as dross and that as dross they shall be consumed.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-22