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Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my fury on you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the LORD; I have poured out my wrath upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured out My fury on you.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the furnace, so you will be melted in the midst of it; and you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out My wrath on you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216As silver is melted in the furnace, so you will be melted in the midst of it; and you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out My wrath on you.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘As silver is melted in the furnace, so you will be melted in the midst of it; and you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out My wrath on you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As silver is melted in the furnace, so you will be melted in the midst of it; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have poured out My wrath on you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the furnace, so will you be melted in the midst of it; and you will know [without any doubt] that I the LORD have poured out My wrath on you [O Israel].’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted inside a furnace, so you will be melted inside the city. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my wrath on you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted inside a furnace, so you will be melted inside the city. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have poured out My wrath on you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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, Jehovah, have poured out my wrath upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />like silver in a furnace. Then they will know that I, the LORD, have punished them in my anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will be melted in the city like silver that is melted in a furnace. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my fury on you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will be melted in Jerusalem the way silver is melted in a furnace, and then they will know that they are feeling the anger of the LORD." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />like melting silver at the center of a furnace. When you've been melted from the center out, then you'll know that I am the LORD. I'll pour out my anger on you.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted in it, and you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my anger on you.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so you will be melted in its midst; and you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my wrath on you.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst of it; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so you will be melted in the middle of it; and you will know that I, Yahweh, have poured out my wrath on you.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As the melting of silver in the midst of a furnace, "" So you are melted in its midst, "" And you have known that I, YHWH, have poured out My fury on you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As silver being melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in her midst; And ye knew that I Jehovah poured out my wrath upon you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be in the midst thereof: and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have poured out my indignation upon you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Just as silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so will you be in its midst. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have poured out my indignation upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Just as silver is smelted in a furnace, so you shall be smelted in it. Thus you shall know that I, the LORD, have poured out my fury on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As silver is melted in a smelter, so you shall be melted in it; and you shall know that I the LORD have poured out my wrath upon you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the midst of it; and you shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />As silver is melted within a furnace, thus you shall be melted within it, and you shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH. I have poured my wrath upon you”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my wrath upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6213" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Refining Furnace</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">As silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/2046.htm" title="2046: kə·hit·tūḵ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A melting. From nathak; a melting.">is melted</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3564.htm" title="3564: kūr (N-ms) -- Smelting pot or furnace. From an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace.">a furnace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">so</a> <a href="/hebrew/5413.htm" title="5413: tut·tə·ḵū (V-Hofal-Imperf-2mp) -- To pour forth, be poured out. A primitive root; to flow forth; by implication, to liquify.">you will be melted</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">within the city.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wî·ḏa‘·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Then you will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šā·p̄aḵ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">have poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">My wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon you.’”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a></span><br />But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a></span><br />This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a></span><br />See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29-30</a></span><br />The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. / They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a></span><br />A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a></span><br />so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a></span><br />I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a></span><br />I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a></span><br />his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a></span><br />For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a></span><br />Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a></span><br />Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14-15</a></span><br />The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-15.htm">1 Corinthians 3:15</a></span><br />If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></span><br />Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As silver is melted in the middle of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the middle thereof; and you shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury on you.</p><p class="hdg">ye shall know</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Ezekiel 22:16,31</a></b></br> And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I <i>am</i> the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8,33</a></b></br> But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Hosea 5:10</a></b></br> The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: <i>therefore</i> I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Melting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Oven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/3-6.htm">Furnace</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Melted</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Melting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Oven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-24.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As silver is melted in a furnace</b><br>This phrase uses the imagery of refining metal, a process familiar in ancient metallurgy. Silver melting in a furnace symbolizes purification through intense heat, representing judgment and purification. In biblical times, furnaces were used to remove impurities from metals, a metaphor for God's judgment purifying His people. This imagery is consistent with other scriptures, such as <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a>, where God is described as a refiner and purifier of silver. The process of melting and refining is painful but necessary to achieve purity, reflecting the severity of God's judgment on Israel for their sins.<p><b>so you will be melted within the city</b><br>The city referred to is Jerusalem, the center of religious and political life for the Israelites. The melting within the city signifies the intense judgment and destruction that would occur due to the people's persistent sin and rebellion against God. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The imagery of melting within the city underscores the inescapability of God's judgment, as it would occur in the very heart of their community, leaving no refuge for the unrepentant.<p><b>Then you will know that I, the LORD,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the purpose of God's judgment: to bring recognition and acknowledgment of His sovereignty and holiness. Throughout the book of Ezekiel, the repeated refrain "Then you will know that I am the LORD" serves as a reminder that God's actions, whether in judgment or restoration, are meant to reveal His character and authority. This acknowledgment is crucial for the restoration of the covenant relationship between God and His people, as seen in other passages like <a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm">Ezekiel 6:7 and 20</a>:38.<p><b>have poured out My wrath upon you.’”</b><br>The pouring out of God's wrath indicates a deliberate and decisive act of judgment. In the biblical context, God's wrath is not arbitrary but a response to persistent sin and covenant unfaithfulness. This phrase connects to the broader theme of divine retribution found throughout the Old Testament, where God's wrath is depicted as a necessary response to injustice and idolatry. The imagery of pouring suggests a complete and overwhelming judgment, similar to the imagery used in <a href="/revelation/16.htm">Revelation 16:1</a>, where God's wrath is poured out in the form of plagues. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God, who cannot tolerate iniquity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the Israelites lived, which is the focal point of God's judgment in this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who have turned away from His commandments, leading to their judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful, executing judgment to bring His people back to righteousness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_furnace.htm">The Furnace</a></b><br>A metaphor for the process of purification and judgment, symbolizing the intense trials the Israelites will face.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's wrath is not arbitrary but a response to persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a call to repentance and a return to righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_trials.htm">The Purpose of Trials</a></b><br>Just as silver is refined in a furnace, trials are meant to purify and strengthen our faith, drawing us closer to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognizing God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledge that God is in control, even in times of judgment and hardship, and His ultimate goal is the restoration of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The passage calls for self-examination and repentance, reminding us that God's desire is for us to turn back to Him and be restored.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_holiness.htm">Living in Holiness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness, avoiding the sins that lead to judgment.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_22_20-22_show_god's_justice.htm">How can Ezekiel 22:20-22's imagery of melting the people like metal be reconciled with a benevolent and just God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_babylon_egypt_judged_like_ezekiel_22_15.htm">Why is there no mention of any other civilizations, such as Babylon or Egypt, being judged in the same manner as described in Ezekiel 22:15, despite historical records of their own atrocities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_22_31_with_god's_mercy.htm">How can readers harmonize the severe judgment in Ezekiel 22:31 with passages in other books that emphasize God's mercy and willingness to forgive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_defilement.htm">What does 'dross' mean in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As silver</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֙סֶף֙</span> <span class="translit">(ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is melted</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּהִתּ֥וּךְ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·hit·tūḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> </span><span class="str2">A melting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a furnace,</span><br /><span class="heb">כּ֔וּר</span> <span class="translit">(kūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3564.htm">Strong's 3564: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smelting pot or furnace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(kên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will be melted</span><br /><span class="heb">תֻּתְּכ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tut·tə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5413.htm">Strong's 5413: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour forth, be poured out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inside the city.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְתוֹכָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then you will know</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ḏa‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have poured out</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁפַ֥כְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·p̄aḵ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My wrath</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon you.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Ezekiel 22:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:22 As silver is melted in the midst (Ezek. 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